Park

INTRODUCTION

Ta Yeon Park appeals from the trial court’s order denying her request for an elder abuse protective order under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.03.1 Park contends the court erred by (1) applying an incorrect legal standard, (2) improperly discounting her evidence of mental suffering, (3) failing to consider all the evidence, and (4) using faulty reasoning, refusing to consider all the evidence (as she argues in her third contention), and precluding her son from testifying. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Park Files a Request for an Elder Abuse Protective Order, and the Trial Court Issues a Temporary Restraining Order On March 4, 2025 Park filed a “Request for Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders” under section 15657.03. Park sought protection from Elena Razina, Park’s former daughter-in-law, and asked the trial court to enjoin Razina from, among other things, contacting or physically abusing her. Park stated in her attached declaration she was 78 years old, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, and spoke only Korean. Park alleged six incidents of abuse. First, in 2019, during Park’s visit to Russia, Razina struck Park’s…