Thompson v. Thompson CA2/6

Filed 12/22/21 Thompson v. Thompson CA2/6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

REGAN THOMPSON, 2d Civ. No. B307398 (Super. Ct. No. D397065) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Ventura County)

v.

JASON THOMPSON,

Defendant and Respondent.

Regan Thompson appeals a domestic violence restraining order issued against her pursuant to the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. (Fam. Code, § 6200.)1 She contends the order is not supported by the evidence and violates her state and federal due process rights. We affirm. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Regan Thompson and Jason Thompson married in 2007. Both describe their relationship as tumultuous from the

1 Unlabeled statutory references are to the Family Code.

beginning. The marriage’s decline began in October of 2019 when Regan2 flew to to Hawaii with their three young children while Jason was away on business. A few weeks later she took the children and drove away from the family home in the middle of the night. They were later found by Humboldt County authorities standing in the rain on the shoulder of a freeway. Regan had collided with another vehicle she had attempted to pass. She was travelling over 90 miles per hour at the time of the collision. Regan was arrested and the children were placed in foster care. Jason immediately retrieved the children and obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) upon returning to Ventura County. A permanent domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) hearing was held on August 14, 2020. Jason testified about the Hawaii and Humboldt incidents and introduced some of Regan’s texts and emails. Many berated him as a father and husband while others spoke of her superior intelligence and direct familial lineage to Native American and European royalty. Some implied she planned to kill herself. Jason also testified about the discord caused by Regan’s fixation on their children’s illnesses and whether mold in their home was to blame. Regan testified that Jason was an abusive workaholic who dismissed valid concerns about their children’s health. She recounted how she gathered the children and family dog then drove to Northern California to escape his abuse. She explained that the car accident occurred when she tried to outrun three trucks she believed were following her. She justified speeding as necessary to distance herself from the pursuers, and that her