Nevarez

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Cameron Roger Tonna appeals after the trial court issued a two-year restraining order under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA). (See Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq.1) The restraining order contained personal conduct orders and stay away orders protecting plaintiff Angela Nevarez. Tonna contends the trial court abused its discretion by issuing the restraining order because there was insufficient evidence he committed “abuse” (§§ 6203, 6300) and insufficient evidence that Nevarez feared future abuse. We will affirm the trial court‟s order.

1 All further statutory references are to the Family Code unless otherwise indicated.

II. BACKGROUND2

Tonna and Nevarez were in a dating relationship for five years. They lived together from 2008 to 2010. On December 26, 2011, they “official[ly]” broke up. Following their breakup, Tonna continued to try to persuade Nevarez to get back together with him, and he came by Nevarez‟s workplace, a Safeway supermarket, almost every day. A. January 2012 to June 2012 Just after midnight on January 1, 2012, Tonna texted Nevarez, asking if Nevarez would see him that night. Nevarez replied, “I‟m sorry but I…