May 20, 2010

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 10:19 am

The defendant, who had been divorced for several years, received notice of an Abuse Prevention Order filed against him by his ex-wife, hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio obtained a copy of the supporting affidavit which supported the Temporary Restraining Order and learned that the complainant was placed in fear from phone calls attributed to the defendant. Attorney Topazio had his client compile six months of his phone records and verification of his whereabouts for the time in question, in anticipation of the Court hearing. At the hearing, Attorney Topazio was effective in persuading the court to rule that there was insufficient evidence in the plaintiff’s affidavit to support issuance of the permanent order.