Hurley v. Hurley

The defendant, Craig Hurley, appeals an order of the 9th Circuit — Manchester Family Division {Emery, J.) granting a domestic violence final order of protection to the plaintiff, Nathalie Hurley. See RSA 173-B:5 (2002 & Supp. 2013) (amended 2013). He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the court’s findings. We reverse.

The following facts are drawn from the record. The parties have been divorced since 2008. On December 9, 2012, the defendant sent a text message to the plaintiff telling her that his grandmother had just died, but asking her not to tell their child. During the…