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Appeals court hears father's challenge to permanent restraining order that bars unsupervised contact with children
Summary
The Appeals Court heard arguments in an appeal challenging a permanent restraining order that prevents a father from being physically present with his children without supervision. Defense counsel said the record lacks independent evidence to justify permanent, criminalized restrictions on parent‑child contact; the mother’s counsel described specific incidents, alleged violations and reluctance to comply with court‑ordered steps toward reunification. (Ages and dates were discussed.)
The Appeals Court heard oral argument in AM v. Kilometers over a permanent restraining order that, as defense counsel described it, bars the father from independently speaking with or being physically present with his children outside supervised contact.
Merrick Schnipper, defense counsel for the appellant identified in the transcript as Kilometers, told the court the order “permanently bars Kilometers from ever independently speaking with or interacting with his children outside of his wife's… supervision,” and emphasized that the children are currently about 12 and 8 or 9 years old. Schnipper argued the record contains only a limited set of allegations dating to October 2018 and a 2019 incident and that the 2022 ex parte…
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