Chace v. Loisel

Petitioner, Sandra Chace, seeks a writ of prohibition to quash the trial court’s order denying her motion to disqualify the trial judge presiding over her and Respondent *803Robert Loisel, Jr.’s dissolution of marriage case. Upon review, we conclude that the trial court erred in denying Petitioner’s motion.

The following allegations formed the basis for Petitioner’s motion to disqualify. Prior to entry of final judgment, the trial judge reached out to Petitioner, ex parte, in the form of a Facebook “friend” request. Upon advice of counsel, Petitioner decided not to respond to that invitation.…