Marriage of Zayas-Alvarez and Alvarez-Cabanillas CA4/1

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This marriage dissolution proceeding was instituted on March 4, 2022, when Dulce Maria Zayas-Alvarez filed a petition for dissolution against Alvarez-Cabanillas. As reflected in the Register of Actions, the trial court issued a restraining order against Alvarez-Cabanillas on September 5, 2023. That restraining order is not included in the appellate record. From other statements in the appellate record, it appears the restraining order was set to remain in force until September 5, 2027. On March 3, 2025, the trial court denied Alvarez-Cabanillas’s request to terminate the restraining order. Alvarez-Cabanillas’s request for an order terminating the restraining order is not included in the appellate record. The trial court issued its order denying Alvarez-Cabanillas’s request following a hearing held on March 3, 2025. The minute order from the March 3, 2025 hearing states that the court has denied the request to terminate the restraining order. It also notes “that on 09/05/2023, the Court found [Zayas- Alvarez] had met the burden of proof by a preponderance of evidence, demonstrating recent acts of domestic violence.” The March 3, 2025 hearing…