Arch v. Arch
Annotate this CaseCynthia Ann Arch filed a petition and affidavit for a domestic abuse protection order against her brother, Myril Arch. The protection order hearing proceeded after it was twice rescheduled. Myril was absent from the hearing, but Myril’s attorney appeared at the hearing on Myril’s behalf, authorized to present a defense. The circuit court proceeded to grant the protection order based on default. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the circuit court abused its discretion in granting the protection order by a default judgment where Myril appeared at the protecting order hearing by counsel and was authorized to present his defense.
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