Supreme Court of New Hampshire December 27, 2000, No. 98-355 (Cotter v. Wright)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The defendant, Wayne A. Wright, appeals from a Marital Master’s (Larry Pletcher, Esq.) order granting a petition for a restraining order filed by the plaintiff, Pamela Cotter. The defendant argues that the marital master lacked authority to adjudicate the domestic violence petition. We reverse and remand.

*569The following facts are undisputed.