Keisha W. v. Marvin M. CA1/5

Defendant Marvin M. (Father) and plaintiff Keisha W. (Mother) are the parents of Marvin M. II (Minor). Father appeals from an August 2012 restraining order that, among other things, awarded custody of Minor to Mother (A137991), and from the family court’s January 2013 acceptance of jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq.) (A137861). We affirm the restraining order at issue in A137991, and dismiss the appeal in A137861 as being from an unappealable order.

BACKGROUND

Case No. A137991

On August 6, 2012, Mother requested a restraining order to protect herself and Minor, bom in April 2006, from Father. Mother’s accompanying declaration explained that she and Father previously lived in Texas and were in a relationship that ended in April 2010. She described instances of domestic violence and threatening conduct by Father that caused her to leave Texas with Minor in August 2011. According to the declaration, on May 31, 2012, Father picked up Minor from his daycare in California and absconded with Minor to Nevada. Mother sought return of Minor and modification of a January 2011 Texas custody order that…