Ruling by
James A. RichmanLower Court
San Mateo County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
Rachel E. HoltFamily court did not abuse its discretion in denying protective order authorized under Domestic Violence Prevention Act, which gives broad discretion to courts even when the abuse is evidenced.
Court
California Courts of Appeal 1DCA/2Cite as
2018 DJDAR 4430Published
May 14, 2018Filing Date
May 10, 2018Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
AffirmedDAVID FISCHER,
Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
JOANNIE FISCHER,
Defendant and Respondent.
No. A148482
(San Mateo County
Super. Ct. No. FAM0127015 )
California Courts of Appeal
First Appellate District
Division Two
Filed May 10, 2018
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION
AND DENYING MOTION;
NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT
Trial Judge: Hon. Rachel Holt
Counsel:
Walzer Melcher, Christopher C. Melcher, Edward M. Lyman for Plaintiff and Appellant.
California Appellate Law Group, Robert A. Roth, Ben Feuer for Defendant and Respondent.
BY THE COURT:
The opinion filed herein on March 23, 2018 is modified as follows:
The first paragraph on page two is modified to read: "David and Joannie were married in 1999.1 They had two boys, now 16 and 12, and lived on Walsh Road in Atherton (the Walsh Road house)."
The first sentence of footnote five on page five is modified to read: "As indicated by her answer quoted above, to help David out Joannie had been taking care of their children extra days so David could travel more easily for work."
This modification does not effect a change in the judgment.
David's motion for use of anonymous names is denied.
Dated: Acting P.J.
1. As is frequently the case in disputes between spouses, and for consistency with the briefing, we refer to the parties by their first names.
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