Repeat violence is defined as two incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent against whom?

Repeat violence is defined as two incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent against whom?

• A. The respondent's neighbors
• B. The petitioner's employer
• C. The petitioner or the petitioner's immediate family member
• D. Any bystander

Answer: (C)

Repeat violence is about a pattern of abuse by the same person toward the same protected individual. Specifically, two incidents of violence or stalking must occur, and they must be committed by the respondent against the petitioner or the petitioner's immediate family member. This focuses protection on the person seeking relief and their close family, not on neighbors, employers, or bystanders. The emphasis is on repeated harmful conduct by one person toward someone the law already recognizes as needing protection—the petitioner or their immediate family member.

Repeat violence is about a pattern of abuse by the same person toward the same protected individual. Specifically, two incidents of violence or stalking must occur, and they must be committed by the respondent against the petitioner or the petitioner's immediate family member. This focuses protection on the person seeking relief and their close family, not on neighbors, employers, or bystanders. The emphasis is on repeated harmful conduct by one person toward someone the law already recognizes as needing protection—the petitioner or their immediate family member.