Jennings v. Gifford

Respondent appeals a stalking protective order restraining him from contacting petitioner’s daughter. He contends that the trial court erred in entering the order without a sufficient factual basis to support it. On de novo review, Habrat v. Milligan, 208 Or App 229, 231, 145 P3d 180 (2006), we agree and reverse.

Petitioner’s daughter, N, and respondent began dating when they both were in high school. They broke up in the summer of 2005, after respondent had graduated. N, who is three years younger than respondent, was 16 years old at the time and still a high school student. After the…