BLACKWELL, Judge.
Bethany Lewis appeals from the dismissal of her petition under the Family Violence Act, OCGA § 19-13-1 et seq., in which she sought a protective order against Willie M. Lewis, Jr., her estranged husband. We conclude that the court below erred when it found that, to obtain such a protective order, Bethany was absolutely required as a matter of law to show that her husband had committed a "reasonably recent" act of family violence against her...
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