THOMPSON v. SCHRIMSHER

A16-0378.

906 N.W.2d 495 (2018)

In the Matter of: Tracy Elizabeth THOMPSON and O/B/O MINOR CHILD, Appellant, v. John Patrick SCHRIMSHER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: January 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradford Colbert , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.

Cathryn C. Schmidt , Victoria A. Elsmore , Amy M. Krupinski , Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, P.L.L.P., Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondent.

Elizabeth J. Richards , Brianna H. Boone , Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Rana Alexander , Standpoint, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Caroline S. Palmer , Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Kristine Lizdas , Battered Women's Justice Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, Standpoint, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Battered Women's Justice Project.

Ben M. Henschel , Henschel Moberg Goff P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota; David L. Olson , Edina, Minnesota; Michael D. Dittberner , Linder, Dittberner, Bryant & Winter, Ltd., Edina, Minnesota; and Mary Catherine Lauhead , Law Offices of Mary Catherine Lauhead, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.


OPINION

In September 2015, appellant Tracy Thompson petitioned for an order for protection ("OFP") against respondent John Schrimsher. The petition was based largely on allegations of physical abuse from summer 2011 through spring 2012. We granted review to decide whether past physical abuse, standing alone, can support...

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