IAMELE v. ASSELIN


444 Mass. 734 (2005)

LESLEY IAMELE v. RAYMOND ASSELIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Nantucket.

July 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pauline Quirion (Janet M. Donovan with her) for the plaintiff.

Sarah Coooleybeck, Jessica V. Barnett, & David A. Kluft, for Domestic Violence Council, Inc., & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.


COWIN, J.

We are asked to define the standard for extension of a domestic abuse prevention order pursuant to G. L. c. 209A, § 3. The plaintiff, Lesley Iamele, appeals from the denial of her request to extend such an order previously issued against the defendant, Raymond Asselin. It is unclear what standard the judge used in denying her request for an extension of the order. We granted the plaintiff's application for direct appellate review. We hold that a plaintiff...

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