I agree. Judge Cole, whom I've met seems to be on her A game however. I think the system is at fault when an order can be granted to evict a innocent person from their home on someone's word. I have met some people that definitely use the DV system to gain an upper hand and know what to say, even if the respondent has no criminal/violent history. I think the system should attempt to contact the other party prior to issuing an order. For the most part, the order will be dropped without proof in what 20 or 30 days?, but by this time, the respondent has will have lost anything of value in the home, have his name published online as a respondent to a DV case, and lost ground in any custody issues. Why not have them report to an officer? Because then, if it is discovered they lied they can be charged with making a false statement.