Courtney Love Accused Of Domestic Violence

Giving some insight into why Frances Bean Cobain was recently granted a temporary restraining order against her own mother, shocking new documents report accusations of domestic violence by Courtney Love against her daughter.

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The documents, filed by an attorney for Frances and the two people seeking permanent guardianship of her, request that the court seal all documents that relate "to a minor and allegations of domestic violence." They also request Frances' medical records be sealed.

In addition the documents read: "In this proceeding, every document reveals details of Frances's (sic) relationship with her mother."

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Wendy O'Connor and Kimberly Dawn Cobain have been granted temporary guardianship and are seeking permanent guardianship of Francis, 17. In

the new legal documents, the lawyer representing all three writes: "All documents, records, and information filed in this proceeding to date have been filed conditionally under seal. Those documents set forth facts establishing the need for a guardianship, which are private and include medical information concerning Frances."

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No specifics are given regarding the domestic violence reference. But a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively: "Frances Bean dealt with a great deal of turmoil from her mother, which falls under Courtney being emotionally abusive towards Frances."

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Francis has a temporary restraining order against her mother and a hearing on January 5, 2010 will be held in an attempt to make the restraining order permanent. A hearing on Feb. 10 will be held to determine permanent guardianship of Frances.