Mitchell v. Mitchell

The trial court issued a final judgment of injunction for protection against domestic violence. We conclude that the trial court applied the incorrect standard and that the evidence, when properly examined, does not support the injunction. Accordingly, we reverse.

Background

Appellant Thomas Mitchell and Appellee Ivonne Mitchell were divorced but still living together on January 22, 2015. Throughout the afternoon and into the late evening of that day, the parties had a text message conversation that frightened Ap-pellee. Soon thereafter, she filed a petition for injunction for protection…