Fox v. Fox

¶ 1. This case requires us to evaluate the constitutional requirements for personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant in the context of a relief-from-abuse (RFA) order. Nonresident defendant appeals the family court order granting plaintiffs request for a final RFA order. Defendant argues: (1) the family court lacked personal jurisdiction over him to issue the final order, (2) defendant and plaintiff are not family members for purposes of the domestic abuse prevention statute, (3) plaintiff failed to establish that a final RFA order was necessary, and (4) the court erred in finding…