ALEJANDRO VIDELA
v.
HITOMI OGINO

Fla. 3d DCA | 2023-07-05
No. 22-1147
Jamison
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2023)

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Holding

A trial court does not abuse its discretion in denying an extension of a domestic violence injunction when the moving party fails to present evidence establishing a continuing and reasonable fear of imminent danger based on the circumstances.


Headnotes

[1] To obtain an extension of a domestic violence injunction, the moving party must present evidence establishing both a continuing fear of imminent danger and that such fear…

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Key Quotes

“The trial court is afforded broad discretion in granting, denying, dissolving, or modifying injunctions, and unless a clear abuse of discretion is demonstrated, an appellate court must not disturb the trial court's decision.”

Jackson v. Echols standard for appellate review of injunction decisions

Facts & Procedural History

Alejandro Videla appealed a trial court decision concerning a domestic violence injunction against Hitomi Ogino. The trial court declined to extend th…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Jackson v. Echols, 937 So. 2d 1247, 1249 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) (“The trial court is afforded broad discretion in granting, denying, dissolving, or modifying injunctions, and unless a clear abuse of discretion is demonstrated, an appellate court must not disturb the trial court’s decision.”); Sheehan v. Sheehan, 853 So. 2d 523, 525 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003) (“[I]n order to obtain an extension of a domestic violence injunction, the moving party must present evidence from which a trial court can determine that a continuing fear exists and that such fear is reasonable, based on all the circumstances.”); Patterson v. Simonik, 709 So. 2d 189, 191 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (“In deciding whether to extend the injunction, the trial court may consider the circumstances leading to the imposition of the original injunction, as well as subsequent events . . . .”); Malchan v. Howard, 29 So. 3d 453, 454 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (stating that in determining whether petitioner has shown reasonable fear of imminent danger of becoming victim of domestic violence trial court must consider history of relationship as whole as well as current behavior).


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