Joy Oriola appeals from an order dismissing her application for a restraining order against Adam Thaler for lack of jurisdiction under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA or the Act) (Fam.Code, § 6200 et seq.). The Act extends protection to individuals who are or have been in certain relationships with the perpetrator of defined types of abuse, including "a dating or engagement relationship...
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