T.W.
T.W. v. M.S. CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Overview and Issuance of a Temporary DVRO T.W. and M.S. met in 2015, dated but never married. They had a child together, C., born in August 2016. In September 2016, T.W. filed a petition to establish parental relationship. Since September 2016, the parties “have been embroiled in a custody battle” over C. In May 2018, T.W. filed a petition for a DVRO that included C. as a protected party. In her petition, T.W. requested sole legal and physical
1 See also D079500 (M.S.’s appeal from the June 4, 2021 judgment (Judgment)); D080174 (M.S.’s appeal from the order denying his request for a domestic violence restraining order against T.W.); and D080542 (T.W.’s appeal from the February 28, 2022 order reducing M.S.’s child support obligation).
2 All undesignated statutory references are to the Family Code.
2 custody of C. and M.S. have no visitation with their child. In support, T.W. stated that since this case began in September 2016, M.S. had “behaved in extremely bizarre ways” toward her and her attorney; that in May 2018 M.S. “dramatically stepped up his scary behavior sending numerous threats and disparaging remarks to both [her,…