Baker v. Baker

Petitioner Howard Duane Baker and respondent Deborah Jean Baker sought restraining orders against each other under the Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), ORS 107.700 to 107.735. The trial court entered the orders, prohibiting each party from having contact with the other and, after a hearing, continued the orders, finding that respondent had abused petitioner and that there remained an immediate threat of further abuse. Respondent appeals from the order against her, arguing that there is insufficient evidence to support the court’s findings that she abused petitioner or that petitioner was…