Valerie Martin v. Joseph Peluso

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ April 20, 2018 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A18D0397. VALERIE MARTIN v. JOSEPH PELUSO. Valerie Martin has filed an application for discretionary appeal from a Stalking Twelve Month Protective Order. The order, however, is subject to direct appeal. Pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2), a party must follow the discretionary appeal procedure to obtain review in a domestic relations case, including those that involve family violence. See Schmidt v. Schmidt, 270 Ga. 461(1) ( 510 SE2d 810) (1999). “[T]he…