Marriage of J.G. and K.G.

Filed 5/2/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(El Dorado) ----

In re the Marriage of J.G. and K.G. C100075

J.G., (Super. Ct. No. PFL20190950)

Respondent,

v.

K.G.,

Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of El Dorado County, Lauren Courtney Bowers, Judge. Reversed with directions.

Layla Cordero Law and Layla Cordero for Appellant.

J.G., in pro. per., for Respondent.

1 Family Code section 3044 1 establishes a rebuttable presumption that awarding custody of a child to a parent who has committed an act of domestic violence against the other parent within the previous five years is detrimental to the best interest of the child. In order to overcome this presumption, the offending parent must convince the court that an award of custody to that parent is in the child’s best interest, and the court must make specified findings either on the record or in writing. In this case, a judge found that K.G. (Mother) was the victim of domestic abuse by J.G. (Father) and that the presumption under section 3044 existed to…