The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently held in the case of Michelle Hemenway v. Edmund J. Hemenway, Jr. that a New Hampshire court may issue protective orders against an out of state defendant, even when the defendant committed acts from another state. This case affirms the right of the plaintiff to seek domestic violence protective
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Proving abuse in a domestic violence petition
By Kysa Crusco on
Posted in Domestic Violence
In order to prove abuse in a domestic violence petition, the plaintiff must show that the defendant , who is a family or household member or a current or former sexual partner, committed one of the following acts:
- Assault or reckless conduct as defined in RSA 631:1, RSA 631:2, RSA 631:2-a, or RSA
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