Gina M. Childs v. Robert A. Ballou Jr.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶1] Robert A. Ballou Jr. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (South Paris, Carlson, J.) granting to Gina M. Childs a two-year extension of an existing order of protection from abuse. See 19-A M.R.S. § 4007(2) (2015). Although Ballou raises multiple issues, we. discern no error and write only to address his argument .that the court-ordered restrictions on his com? munications with Childs, violate his First Amendment rights. We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶2] Childs and Ballou were married in 2007, their son was born in 2008, and Childs filed for divorce in 2010. Childs sought…
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