What is the test for a domestic violence restraining order under the Domestic Violence Protection Act?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Kamzan v. Kamzan (In re Kamzan), B241526 (Cal. App. 2014):

Courts construe the DVPA liberally, and may issue a domestic violence restraining order when the applicant makes the requisite showing by a preponderance of the evidence. (Gdowski v. Gdowski (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 128, 137.)

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