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Appeals Court Questions Use of Counsel Representations in Abuse‑Prevention Order Hearings
Judicial - Appeals Court Oral Arguments · October 14, 2025
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Summary
The court examined whether trial judges may rely on counsel proffers instead of live testimony when extending abuse‑prevention orders under Chapter 209, focusing on Latoya and Callahan precedents and whether remand or reassignment is required.
The panel turned to an impounded appeal concerning an abuse‑prevention order (APO). Matthew Lawrence argued the trial judge erred by terminating an APO without a hearing that included witness testimony; he said counsel’s offers of proof and decades‑long history in the record…
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