Marriage of Regalbuto CA2/3

BACKGROUND

A. Parties Lotte and Michael married in 2011 and divorced in 2013. They have one daughter, J., who was born in 2012. Michael and Susan married in 2016 and they have one son, M., born in 2017. Michael and Susan separated in 2019 and Susan filed for divorce in December of that year. B. Domestic violence restraining order trial In November 2019, Lotte and Susan filed separate requests for domestic violence restraining orders (DVRO’s) against Michael. Lotte sought protection for herself as well as J., her current husband, and their daughter. Susan sought protection for herself and M. Michael subsequently filed a request for a DVRO against Susan, seeking protection for himself, M., and J. The trial court ordered Lotte’s DVRO petition consolidated with her divorce case and ordered the DVRO petition related to petitions filed by Susan and Michael. The court tried the three DVRO petitions together. Following an 11-day trial, the trial court denied Michael’s request for a DVRO against Susan, noting that “there’s no question in my mind that [Michael] would be the primary aggressor,” and granted the restraining orders requested by Lotte and Susan. The court remarked that…