Drake v. Alonso

In this appeal, respondent in a proceeding under the Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), ORS 107.700 to 107.735, challenges a restraining order prohibiting his contact with petitioner. Respondent assigns error to the trial court’s issuance of the FAPA restraining order. In support of his position, respondent first contends that the record does not support the trial court’s finding that abuse occurred. See ORS 107.718(1). Second, respondent asserts that the court erred by failing to make two findings that were essential to the issuance of a FAPA restraining order, specifically, that petitioner…