Legal Opinion
Lugo v. Corona
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided May 28, 2019No. B288730PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
*867INTRODUCTION
Appellant Adali Lugo filed a request for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against her husband, Moises Corona, under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA) ( Family Code, section 6200 et seq.1 ). The family court denied her request on the basis that a criminal protective order was already in place. Lugo asserts that the family court erred, because a criminal protective order does not bar the entry of a DVRO. We agree and reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 23, 2017, Lugo filed a request for a DVRO in family court. In a declaration attached to her…
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