E.L. v. C.P. (Ex parte C.P.)

PITTMAN, Judge.

This mandamus petition arises from domestic-relations litigation involving C.P. ("the mother") and E.L. ("the father"), who are the parents of E.N.L.P., a child born in September 2016 ("the child"). On June 16, 2017, the mother filed a petition in the Houston Circuit Court, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq., seeking protection from alleged threats of physical abuse on the part of the father ("the protection-from-abuse action"); the mother averred that she was a resident of Houston County who had relocated from Lee County, the county of the father's residence. Three…