B.S. v. Lopez-Rangel

Summary

The court affirmed the domestic violence protection order as to B.S., but reversed the inclusion of the parties’ children because the findings did not establish that domestic violence was committed against them. It also reversed and remanded the order’s unlimited duration because the district court did not sufficiently explain why that duration was reasonable under the facts. The court held that special, sufficiently specific findings are required to support both the protected-party determination and the duration of the order.