Lovell

FACTS

I. Petitioner’s Case

A. Lovell’s Testimony On July 2, 2014, Lovell was 76 years old and had been a resident of the Emeritus assisted living facility for about one year. She enjoyed living at Emeritus and had friends there. At the hearing on her petition for a protective order, Lovell testified she wanted a restraining order to keep her eldest daughter Anna, and Anna’s husband Eric, away from her, and that it was Lovell’s own idea to get a restraining order against them. Lovell felt uncomfortable about their visits, believing they did not come on her behalf and “had a different agenda.” Also, they showed up without notice and at inconvenient times, such as at dinner time. As a result, Lovell had told them she did not want to see them.

1 For convenience and to avoid confusion, we refer to Anna Head and her husband Eric Head by their first names. We mean no disrespect. The order is appealable under Code of Civil Procedure section 904.1, subdivision (a)(6). The order allowed Anna to contact and be within 100 yards of Lovell for purposes of a conservatorship case. The order expired on July 2, 2015. We take judicial notice of the court’s July 2, 2015 order extending the…