Vincent, Bennett v. Eden Michaels

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Family Court's order granting Eden Michaels a protection-from-abuse order based on Bennett Vincent's restraint of Michaels during an August 2023 hotel-room confrontation. The Court held that Vincent received adequate notice and an opportunity to defend against evidence concerning his driving, that the restraint supported a finding of abuse under the reasonable-person standard, and that reasonable self-defense may be considered in PFA proceedings but was not justified here. No separate opinions were filed.