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Judge: Okay. Mrs. Martin, I have reviewed your petition. Please tell me in your own words about 

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what has happened in the near or recent past that makes you feel you need an injunction against Mr. Martin.

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Anna: Well, like I said in the papers, a couple months ago we had a big fight. We broke up, and he moved out.

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Then he said he was really sorry, that he was just drunk,and only I can make him so mad.

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Then, things got better for a while. He was being so sweet.

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Then he moved back into the house.

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Well, he wasn't there but a week or so and on March 30th we got into another big fight.

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And, I asked him to leave. I told him it was really over.

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And then he got this crazy look in his eyes and he screamed, "Never again!" 

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Then he threw a dish at me but he missed.

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And I ran to the phone so I could get some help, but he chased me.

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He took the phone from me. I asked him if he could just calm down so we could talk about it.

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But he wouldn't.

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And then he cornered against the wall in the living room, and he was screaming names at me,

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and he balled up his fist like he was going to punch me, but he punched the wall right beside me and made a hole in it.

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And that's when he left. And my friend Olivia came...and she helped me call for help.

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So I called the police, but they didn't really do anything.

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The police officer said I could file these papers so I could get some help.

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But I was so scared because I knew he would be coming back that night, so I just went to my friend's house.

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Judge: You say here in your petition that Mr. Martin has an alcohol problem.

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Does Mr. Martin drink alcohol to excess?

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Anna: All the time.

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That's why I asked him to move out in the first place.

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He was drinking this time, too.

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Judge: I also see here in your petition that you say you have two children.

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Were the children at home when this incident occurred?

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Anna: No, they were at their grandmother's house.

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Judge: You also requested child support in your petition; is Mr. Martin the father of both children?

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Anna: Yes.

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Judge: Were you married when you had both the children?

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Anna: No, your honor, we weren't married when Melissa was born.

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Judge: Has paternity been established legally 

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or has child support ever been ordered before in any other court?

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Anna: No.