WHALEN v. WHALEN

Supreme Court No. S-16200.

425 P.3d 150 (2018)

Sarah M. WHALEN, Appellant, v. Sean Patrick WHALEN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Henrikson , Walker & Eakes, Anchorage, for Appellant.

No appearance by Appellee Sean Patrick Whalen.

Christine Pate , Sitka, for Amicus Curiae Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Elizabeth Hague , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Winfree, Maassen, Bolger, and Carney, Justices.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Sarah and Sean Whalen's relationship had been plagued by domestic violence prior to the incidents involved in this appeal. Sarah had petitioned for multiple domestic violence protective orders against Sean, some of which had been granted. In November 2015 Sarah filed a petition...

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