Marriage of Baird and De La Cruz CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

On January 23, 2020, Husband filed a request for a DVRO against Wife and obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) against her. In narrative portions of his pleading requesting a DVRO (and signed under penalty of perjury) Husband claimed that—a few days earlier—Wife was “angry, out of control, and in a rage” when she: (a) “threatened to leave with [the] children,” (b) demanded Husband “[g]ive her money or else [he] w[ould] be very sorry,” and (c) “[t]hrew objects at [him],” including a “heavy toy” and “a heavier electronic book,” which “cut” and “bruised” Husband’s knee. In addition to bruising to his leg, Husband said he experienced “fear . . . anxiety . . . shock . . . [and] sleep loss.” In a responsive pleading, Wife explained that Husband “caused a discussion by refusing to give [her] money for the week’s expenses . . . as he had promised.” This “was the first time” the couple “had a discussion like that and it last[ed] less than [five] minutes.” Furthermore, and due to three recent surgeries she had, Wife claimed she was unable to “perform[ ] any situation of violence.” Wife did not deny that she threw objects at Husband but…