Jane Doe vs. John Doe – Attleboro District Court

RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER BY WIFE, ALLEGING ABUSE AND SEEKING IMMEDIATE CUSTODY OF CHILD, IS TERMINATED AFTER ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN PRESENTS EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT THE WIFE’S CLAIMS ARE NOT CREDIBLE AND INSUFFICIENT AS A MATTER OF LAW. CLIENT IS NOW ALLOWED TO SEE HIS SON.

Client, a professional wrestler, had a short-term marriage to his wife and they have a 10 month-old son together. The wife obtained an Abuse Prevention Order (G.L. c. 209A) from a Judge, which granted her immediate custody of the son. Client was ordered to move out of his own house, have no contact with his wife or child, and to stay away. Client immediately hired Attorney Patrick J. Noonan who represented the client at a hearing where he sought to terminate the Order. At the hearing, the wife claimed that the client suffered from bi-polar disorder, was mentally unstable, engaged in fits of rage, was suicidal, and had refused to take his bi-polar medication. The wife claimed that the client’s family knew all about his bi-polar disorder.

Result: At the hearing, Attorney Patrick J. Noonan called the client’s mother to testify. His mother was a nurse who worked in a psychiatric unit. The mother testified, credibly, that the client did not have bi-polar (or any other mental illness), was never suicidal, and was certainly not mentally unstable. The mother’s testimony completely refuted the wife’s wild allegations that the client was mentally unstable. The mother testified that she would often babysit the child because the client worked long hours, as the sole financial provider for his wife and child. The mother frequently observed the client interacting with his child and testified, credibly, that the client was a loving and caring father, contrary to the wife’s claims. The mother testified to an incident where the wife had punched the client in the face. The mother testified that the wife had a history of blowing things out of proportion. After the hearing, the judge vacated the restraining order. Now, the client can see his son.