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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

M.L.M. v. E.M., 123 N.E.3d 802 (2019)

Citation
M.L.M. v. E.M., 123 N.E.3d 802 (2019)
Parent Document
M.L.M. v. E.M., 123 N.E.3d 802 (2019)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2019-02-21

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A hearing in the parties' divorce proceeding had been scheduled for the following day. As the plaintiff took a shower that morning, she locked the master bedroom and bathroom doors. The defendant was able to unlock the bedroom door,7 prompting the plaintiff to remain in the bathroom because she "was afraid he might say or do something to [her] after finding the cameras."8 After the hearing, the plaintiff went to the police station because she "was too afraid" to go home, and after consulting the police, she filed her complaint for a c. 209A order. Once she obtained the order, she returned to the station where, per police instruction, she waited to return home until officers "were able to retrieve [the defendant] from the house."