Wildes v. Clark.

Ellington, Presiding Judge.

*348 On August 17, 2017, the Superior Court of Floyd County granted Melissa Clark's petition for a family violence twelve-month protective order against her husband, Andrew Wildes. We granted Wildes's application for a discretionary appeal from the protective order. Wildes contends, inter alia, that the trial court abused its discretion in conducting a hearing on Clark's motion when he was without the benefit of his retained counsel. For the reasons explained below, we find that the trial court abused its discretion, and, therefore, we reverse.

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