Thibaudeau v. Thibaudeau

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON

for the Court.

The defendant, Andrew P. Thibaudeau, appeals from a Family Court judgment rendered in this statutory “protection from abuse” action.1 He is aggrieved by the fact that the Family Court has prohibited him from “contacting, assaulting, molesting, or otherwise interfering with” the plaintiff, Michelle Ann Thibaudeau, the defendant’s estranged wife.

This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on March 5, 2008, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided.…