Duggan v. Duggan-Schlitz

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Stephanie Duggan-Schlitz filed a petition for a temporary protective order under OCGA § 19-13-4, a section of the Family Violence Act, against her husband, Charles Duggan. The trial court granted the petition on May 14, 1999, and stated that the temporary order would not remain in effect for more than six months.

On October 26, 1999, about two and a half weeks before the end of the six-month period, Duggan-Schlitz moved to have the temporary protective order converted into a permanent order. The trial court scheduled a hearing for November 11, 1999. Due to the court’s…