Wang

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Yuanzhao Jiang (Jiang) appeals from the issuance of a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against him in favor of respondent Gui Wang, and their daughter, Mingxin Jiang. He contends the trial court violated his due process rights when it declined to further continue the hearing for Jiang to retain a lawyer, and failed to provide him an adequate opportunity to cross-examine Wang and present evidence. He further argues the trial court’s order violates his Second Amendment right to bear arms, and improperly deprives him of custody of his daughter. We reject these contentions and affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We summarize here only the facts and procedural history relevant to our resolution of this appeal. Jiang and Wang were married for 13 years, and they have a 14-year-old daughter together. Although Wang filed for dissolution of marriage on April 25, 2022, the parties continued to reside together until the incident described below on June 13, 2022. The following facts are taken from Wang’s testimony at the hearing on the DVRO. On the morning of June 13, 2022, Wang and her daughter were sleeping next to each other, and Jiang was in the…