Casale v. Casale
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April Casale filed a complaint for protection from abuse against her then-husband, Randall Casale, on behalf of herself, her child, and Randall's three minor children. The district court issued a final protection order, specifically prohibiting Randall from having any contact with April and all four children. Thereafter, the divorce court issued a divorce judgment awarding the parties shared parental rights as to their three children and placing residence of the children with April. Randall later moved to modify the protection order. Without holding a hearing, the court issued an amended final protection order prohibiting Randall from having contact with April and the four children but indicating an exception to the no-contact provision to coordinate exchanges for contacts and incidental contact during those exchanges pursuant to the terms of the divorce judgment. April appealed, contending that the court erred in modifying the protection order to allow Randall to have some contact with her without conducting a hearing. The Supreme Court vacated the amended final protection order, holding that the court's decision not to conduct a testimonial hearing on Randall's motion was error. Remanded to the district court for it to conduct the required hearing.
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