In a unanimous decision, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the state’s courts can enter protection orders against out-of-state abusers if they are threatening former victims who now live in Colorado.
The ruling in Parocha v. Parocha reverses the Boulder District Court’s decision vacating a civil protection order against a man in New Jersey, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
The state’s highest court agreed with the original Boulder County Court decision, which said that the case fell under the long-arm statute, according to the published opinion. The long-arm statute allows Colorado courts to exercise jurisdiction on nonresidents who commit “tortious acts,” including domestic violence.
The Colorado Supreme Court remanded the case back to the district court to go through the proceedings again with this opinion in mind.
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Source : Denver Post
