Childs v. Ballou
Annotate this CaseAfter her divorce from Robert Ballou was final, Gina Childs sought a protection from abuse order against Ballou. A protection order was entered upon the parties’ agreement without a finding of abuse. The district court later granted Childs a two-year extension of the protection from abuse order. Ballou appealed, raising multiple issues. The Supreme Court discerned no error in the district court’s order and wrote only to address Ballou’s argument that the court-ordered restrictions on Ballou’s communications with Childs violated his Firth Amendment rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the court did not err in prohibiting Ballou from having any direct or indirect contact with Childs and requiring that rights of contact with the parties’ child be arranged and facilitated by a third party.
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