Schmidt ex rel. P.M.S. v. Coons

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether an order for protection (OFP) may be issued under the Domestic Abuse Act, Minn.Stat. § 518B.01 (2010), on behalf of a minor child in the absence of a finding by the district court that the child is a victim of domestic abuse. The district court issued an OFP to respondent on behalf of his minor son against appellant, the child’s grandfather and respondent’s father-in-law, when the alleged victim of the domestic abuse did not seek or want protection against appellant. The court of appeals affirmed the district court. We believe the…