In Re Freeman’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “It is reasonable that a past act could inflict current fear, but that fear must still relate to a threat of imminent harm, injury, or assault. Here, due to time and distance, there is no evidence to support a current fear that physically harmful acts or threats of imminent harm would occur upon lifting the order.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re the Marriage of Freeman · Freeman v. Freeman

2. “The court shall grant the petition for renewal unless the respondent proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent will not resume acts of domestic violence against the petitioner or the petitioner's children or family or household members when the order expires.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re the Marriage of Freeman · Freeman v. Freeman

3. “Where the decision or order of the trial court is a matter of discretion, it will not be disturbed on review except on a clear showing of abuse of discretion, that is, discretion manifestly unreasonable, or exercised on untenable grounds, or for untenable reasons.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Freeman v. Freeman