Simmons v. Dixon

Sam Bird, Judge.

Appellant Mark Simmons appeals the trial court’s entry of a protective order against him after his ex-girlfriend, appellee Angie Dixon, filed a petition for the order based on allegations that Simmons had threatened her and her dog. On appeal, Simmons contends that the trial court’s decision was both an error of law and was unsupported by the evidence. We affirm.

On September 20, 2005, Dixon filed a “Petition for Order of Protection” on behalf of herself and “an adjudicated incompetent person whose name is Dog Mojo,” alleging that Simmons had committed domestic abuse by sending…