Drew v. Drew
District Court, Virgin Islands
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant's request for a domestic violence protective order. Appellant specifically appeals the court's finding that she failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that appellee's act of pushing her constituted domestic violence when appellee admitted under oath that he had pushed her during an argument.
FACTS
Appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, and appellee were husband and wife. The couple resided in the same household and had three minor children. In an alleged…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Knowles v. KnowlesDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
- Prosser v. ProsserDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1996
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. FrettSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1978
- Camacho v. DodgeDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1996
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