A.T.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff dated defendant for two years, ending in June 2012, less than a month

after the birth of their child, when plaintiff moved out of the house they had previously

shared. In June and July 2012, plaintiff and defendant remained in contact and—though

defendant expressed an interest in rekindling their relationship that plaintiff did not

share—plaintiff testified that she did not initially have any concerns about her safety.

Plaintiff presented evidence, however, that beginning in July 2012, defendant

started to act in a manner that caused her to fear for her safety, and that of others,

including their child.1 This behavior included showing up at plaintiff’s home, uninvited

and at odd hours, even though she was living in a gated community and had instructed

security at the front gate not to allow defendant to enter2; badgering plaintiff about her

In addition to plaintiff’s own testimony, the trial court also heard testimony from plaintiff’s mother and two men plaintiff had dated, who testified regarding those parts of defendant’s behavior they had witnessed, and who corroborated or added to plaintiff’s own testimony.

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