Blog: Domestic Violence
- Establishing the Need for a Final Domestic Violence Restraining Order
Jun 10, 2024
To obtain an FRO under the PDVA, a plaintiff must not only demonstrate defendant has committed a predicate act of The facts of the case are important. The plaintiff had previously obtained a temporary restraining order, but dismissed it after the parties reached a private agreement. The Husband and Wife agreed that the Wife would have sole and exclusive use and possession of the marital home. The Husband was given sole and exclusive use...Read More - Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and Additional Protected Persons
Apr 17, 2024
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(b) sets forth that the Family Part "shall grant any relief necessary to prevent further 20 A-2795-22 abuse." The determination as to the appropriate relief needed in a particular case to accomplish this goal is necessarily fact specific. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(b)(7), the trial court may issue a When a judge finds that you are entitled to a FRO, then she can also list ‘other people’ as being protected persons. Generally, that would be...Read More - Are false allegations of child abuse domestic violence?
Feb 26, 2024
In E.W. v. W.M-H., 476 N.J.Super.433 (Ch.Div.2023) plaintiff filed a civil suit against the defendant to recover money owed to her. The parties had a brief (one month) relationship, during which the plaintiff apparently gave the defendant tens of thousands of dollars. In apparent retaliation for the suit, the defendant contacted D.C.P.&P. and alleged that the plaintiff was using marijuana around her minor child. The plaintiff testified that the defendant had told her that he...Read More