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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A08-0774 In the Matter of: Ashley Lynn Sperle, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Jeremy Orth, Respondent. Filed April 7, 2009 Reversed and remanded Larkin, Judge Chisago County District Court File No. 13-FA-08-70

Elizabeth J. Richards, Bryan A. Welp (certified student attorney), Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, 590 Park Street, Suite 410, St. Paul, MN 55103 (for appellant) Alfred S. Alliegro, Johnson, Grundhoefer & Alliegro, LLC, 104 Main Street, P.O. Box 217, Center City, MN 55012 (for respondent)

Considered and decided by Larkin, Presiding Judge; Minge, Judge; and Stauber, Judge. SYLLABUS 1. A former relationship may qualify as a significant romantic or sexual

relationship under the Domestic Abuse Act. 2. When determining whether a former relationship qualifies as a significant

romantic or sexual relationship under the Domestic Abuse Act, the district court must consider the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, the frequency of

interaction between the parties, and the length of time since termination of the relationship. OPINION LARKIN, Judge Appellant challenges the district courts dismissal of her petition for an order for protection under the Domestic Abuse Act, Minn. Stat.

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