Keisha W. v. Marvin M.

BACKGROUND

Case No. A137991 On August 6, 2012, Mother requested a restraining order to protect herself and the Minor, born 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

1 All further undesignated statutory references are to the Family Code. 2 On December 9, 2013, this court consolidated the two appeals.

1 April 2010. She described instances of domestic violence and threatening conduct by Father that caused her to leave Texas with the Minor in August 2011. According to the declaration, on May 31, 2012, Father picked up the Minor from his daycare in California and absconded with the Minor to Nevada. Mother sought return of the Minor and modification of a January 2011 Texas custody order that provided for shared custody of the Minor. Mother informed the superior court that, in July 2012, the Texas court indicated it no longer had jurisdiction over custody because the parents and the Minor no longer lived in Texas. The superior court issued a temporary restraining order on August 8, 2012, and set a hearing on the request for a restraining order for August 31. On August…