C.D.

I.

INTRODUCTION

S.L. is the mother of fifteen-year old G.L. C.D. is G.L.’s father. Over the years,1 S.L. has repeatedly accused C.D. of physically and sexually

It does not appear from the record that S.L. and C.D. were ever married. In addition, the record indicates that S.L. and C.D. were living apart at least as early as 2007, when G.L. was one year old. abusing G.L.2 There is no evidence in the record indicating that any agency or court has ever found any of the accusations to be true. In this opinion, we consider S.L.’s appeals from three orders issued pursuant to the Domestic Violence Protection Act (DVPA) (Fam. Code,3 § 6200 et. seq.): (1) a May 9, 2019 order denying S.L.’s request for a temporary domestic violence restraining order against C.D.; (2) a May 16, 2019 order denying S.L.’s request, asserted on behalf of G.L., for a temporary domestic violence restraining order against C.D.; and (3) a June 26, 2019 three-year domestic violence restraining order entered in favor of C.D.

against S.L.

S.L. states in her October 14, 2018 declaration, “To my knowledge, there have been at least 17 referrals to Child Welfare Services, not counting all of the ones…