McCord v. Cassady

Courtney McCord, the parent of the minor Ben McCord, challenges the entry of an injunction for protection against repeat violence entered on the authority of section 784.046, Florida Statutes (2012). This injunction issued for the benefit of another minor, Alex Cassady, whose parent, Karen *1136Cassady, petitioned for injunctive relief on her son’s behalf. Because Ms. Cassady failed to establish that she was entitled, on behalf of her son, to an injunction for protection against repeat violence, we reverse the final judgment.

For a time, Alex Cassady and Ben McCord attended the same middle school,…