Smith v. Kasper

OPINION

This case involves a mother, who on behalf of her minor child, sought protection against father, custodial parent,1 for alleged physical abuse. The Dilkon Family Court issued a five-year Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) against the father and indicated that the protection order would be for five years or less if the foreign custody order was modified sooner. Father appeals the decision, asserting the lower court erred when the judge entered the DAPO without affording him sufficient and adequate notice of the allegations and further considered the un-sworn testimony of the minor…