Manning v. Willett

OPINION

MOORE, Judge.

This court granted Appellant Kimberly Scott Manning’s motion for discretionary review of the circuit court’s order which affirmed the district court’s sua sponte order for a mutual domestic violence order. 1 In that the domestic violence statutes do not provide for mutual domestic violence orders under the factual scenario set forth below, we vacate and remand for dismissal.

Kimberly and Charles C. Willett have a child in common. Their son was born on September 15, 2003. Two months later on November 17, 2003, Charles was arrested by local police on the charges of assault…