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<DIV><SPAN class=139534122-17072011><FONT face=Arial size=2>New FAPA
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<DIV><SPAN class=139534122-17072011><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willamette Law
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<P>(9) Maffey v. Muchka</P>
<P>Decided: 7/13/2011</P>
<P>Case No.: A145759</P>
<P>Duncan, J., for the Court; Haselton, P.J.; & Armstrong, J.</P>
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<P>FAMILY LAW – Under ORS 107.105, a person can commit "abuse" without</P>
<P>causing bodily harm because evidence of a person's past pattern of
abusive</P>
<P>behavior that is likely to be repeated in the near future is sufficient</P>
<P>support for issuing a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order.</P>
<P>Respondent appeals the continuation of a restraining order under the</P>
<P>Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), claiming petitioner failed to present</P>
<P>sufficient evidence. Petitioner and respondent have a child together and</P>
<P>have been in a relationship for approximately 18 months. Petitioner</P>
<P>presented evidence of respondents violent behavior on at least two</P>
<P>occasions, while admitting that petitioner had never actually caused her</P>
<P>bodily harm. Petitioner also presented evidence that respondent had</P>
<P>violated the temporary restraining order issued by the court while</P>
<P>awaiting a hearing to determine if the restraining order should be</P>
<P>continued. The court reviewed "legal conclusions for error of law, but</P>
<P>are bound by [the trial court’s] factual findings if there is any
evidence</P>
<P>in the record to support them." See ORS 19.415(3)(b); ORAP 5.40(8)(c). </P>
<P>"The evidence of respondent’s past and continuing behavior toward</P>
<P>petitioner was sufficient to establish that petitioner was in imminent</P>
<P>danger of further abuse."
Affirmed.</P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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