CALLAHAN v. CALLAHAN

No. 13-P-178.

85 Mass. App. Ct. 369 (2014)

APRIL B. CALLAHAN v. RICHARD E. CALLAHAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

May 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Callahan, pro se.

Present: GRASSO, KAFKER, & GRAHAM, JJ.


GRASSO, J.

At issue is whether a Probate and Family Court judge abused his discretion in extending (and refusing to modify or terminate) an abuse prevention order issued under G. L. c. 209A when the subject of that order was also serving a prison sentence for crimes of violence against the plaintiff who obtained the order. We conclude that the judge did not err and affirm.

1. Background. On July 6, 2010, April B. Callahan sought

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