Marriage of K.L. and M.E. CA2/6

FACTS

M.E. (Wife) and K.L. (Husband) are married and in the process of getting a divorce. They have a 13-year-old daughter (Daughter) of the marriage. Wife and Daughter applied for a DVRO against Husband. Wife testified that Husband threatened her with knives many times during their marriage. She said he kept a machete under the bed. Whenever Husband wanted to have sex and she would deny him, he would threaten her with it. The last time Husband forced Wife to have sex with him was in 2023. He had just returned from visiting his girlfriend in Guatemala and wanted to have sex with Wife. She did not want to, and he twice forced her to have sexual intercourse. Husband attempted a third time, pushed her toward the bathroom and she was physically hurt. He wanted to take her from behind. She screamed and awakened her mother and Daughter. Wife wanted to call 911, but Husband would not allow her to do so. Wife then pretended to call 911. Husband left the room. Wife feared he was going to get an axe he had recently purchased. Husband had told Wife that life had no meaning and before he killed himself, he was going to kill everyone in the family. Wife told Daughter to put on some clothes…