Herndon v. Herndon

BEASLEY, Justice.

We consider whether the Court of Appeals erred by granting defendant a new hearing based upon the conclusion that the trial court violated defendant’s Fifth Amendment rights. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

On 21 May 2014, Steven Craig Herndon (plaintiff) filed a Complaint and Motion for Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) against his wife, Alison Kingrey Herndon (defendant). Plaintiff also sought temporary custody of their four minor children. The complaint alleged that on several occasions, defendant placed in plaintiff’s…