Coe v. Coe

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Roger Coe appeals a final judgment of injunction for protection against domestic violence entered in favor of his former wife, Yulia Coe. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse this judgment. This case demonstrates that trial judges assigned to dissolution proceedings who also handle interrelated petitions for domestic violence must exercise care in ensuring that their rulings are supported by an adequate record.

In 2004, in case 04-00900-FD-28, Ms. Coe filed a petition to dissolve her marriage to Mr. Coe. Beyond this simple fact, this court has no direct record…