Carvajal v. Ferretti
The Fourth DCA reversed a three-year stalking injunction entered against the husband's girlfriend, holding the record lacked competent substantial evidence of two separate instances of harassment. Messages sent by text, WhatsApp, and email within minutes of each other and arising from a single triggering event constituted one continuous course of conduct, and the remaining social media posts and a child-support communication lacked continuity of purpose or served legitimate purposes.
Key facts
- Husband's girlfriend was petitioned for a stalking injunction based on text messages, WhatsApp messages, emails, social media posts, and child-support communications sent to the petitioner over a period of time.
- The trial court entered a three-year stalking injunction against the girlfriend after finding two separate instances of harassment under Florida Statute § 784.048.
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Why it matters
The opinion is a thorough, citable synthesis of Fourth DCA stalking-injunction law, useful both to defend against and to evaluate stalking petitions arising from acrimonious domestic or post-dissolution disputes. Its… — full analysis with a trial
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