Tiffany H. v. Craig K. CA1/4

BACKGROUND

In the summer of 2019, four or five years after they first briefly dated, Craig and Tiffany resumed their relationship. They became engaged that September, but the relationship soon devolved into rancor and violence. On October 28, 2019, Arcata police responded to a report of a domestic dispute at Craig’s home. Craig and Tiffany accused each other of physical assault, but only Craig had visible injuries. Tiffany was arrested and, after her release, spent 40 days at a mental health facility before moving into a domestic violence shelter. In December 2019, Tiffany filed a request for a DVRO, citing, among other things, the October 28 incident, an altercation in Los Angeles earlier that month, sexual abuse, and a history of stalking behavior. Craig denied her allegations. After a contested hearing on January 22, 2020, the court granted a DVRO requiring Craig to stay away from Tiffany for one year (the January 2020 DVRO). The DVRO expired by its terms on January 22, 2021, after Tiffany’s request to renew it was rejected for failure to file required forms. On March 30, 2021, Tiffany filed a request for a new DVRO based on multiple allegations of abuse, including some that…