Lindsay Lohan's dad appears in Fla. court

TAMPA, Fla. -

The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan made his first appearance in court on domestic violence charges.

Wednesday morning, Judge Walter Heinrich set bail at $5,000 for Michael Lohan.

Police accused the 51-year-old Lohan of battering his girlfriend at her Tampa condo. During Wednesday's court hearing, Heinrich told Lohan to stay away from 28-year-old Kate Major.

Authorities say Lohan went to Major's condo Sunday and that she decided to let him stay even though she had a temporary domestic violence injunction against him in Sarasota County.

A call to Lohan's lawyer, Michael Perry, was not immediately returned.

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