Lawrence v. Gauthier

This court has held repeatedly that appeals involving abuse prevention orders issued pursuant to G. L. c. 209A are not necessarily moot, even when the underlying orders have expired. See Smith v. Jones, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 129, 133 (2006) (“Notwithstanding that both the ex parte and the extension orders have expired, the appeal is not moot. The defendant ‘could be adversely affected by [the orders] in the event of future applications for an order under G. L. c. 209A or in bail proceedings . . . [and] has a surviving interest in establishing that the orders were not lawfully issued, thereby, to…