Legal Opinion
Cruz-Foster v. Foster
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 1991No. 90-1217PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Ana Virginia Cruz 1 appeals from a decision of the trial court declining to extend a civil protection order (CPO) against her ex-husband, Michael Foster. The original CPO was issued on August 22, 1987, pursuant to the Intrafamily Offenses Act, D.C. Code § 16-1001 et seq. (1989). We vacate the decision below and remand for further proceedings.
I
It appears from Ms. Cruz’ pleadings and affidavits at prior stages of the case that, beginning shortly after the parties’ marriage in 1987, Foster threatened and abused Ms. Cruz, and sometimes her mother, with some severity and…
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