Domestic Violence

A New Jersey court case over the summer has apparently established a type of virtual dating that qualifies as a relationship and broadens the reach of New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA). In a case cited as C.C. v. J.A.H. to protect the alleged victim, the New Jersey...

Typically, a person charged with domestic violence is arrested when police show up during or immediately after a dispute. In other cases, an alleged victim swears out a complaint soon after an alleged assault of some kind and the police are dispatched to make an arrest. But there is a...

Our Highly Talented Restraining Order Defense Lawyers Are Ready To Assist You The first requirement to obtain a restraining order in New Jersey is proof that the defendant committed an “act of domestic violence” against the plaintiff.  The term “domestic violence” has a spec

A common form of criminal offense is domestic assault. Police are called hundreds of times every day throughout New Jersey to investigate domestic disturbances that mushroom into charges for assault, as well as entry of a restraining order. The purpose of this article is to provide you with a basic.

Cases involving allegations of domestic violence are guided by the law set forth under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17. This title of the New Jersey Criminal Code is referred to as the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). This body of law is intended to p