In the published opinion in the matter of T.M. v. R.M.W., FV-15-0506-18, the Family Court in Ocean County addressed a domestic violence case that included some interesting facts and issues of first impression. In 2017, the plaintiff filed a domestic violence complaint against the defendant based on allegations of harassment and simple…
On March 14, 2017, the Appellate Division issued a published opinion in the matter of R.G. v. R.G. (A-0945-15T3) in which the Appellate Division addressed the applicability of New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act to protect a man seeking a domestic violence retraining order against his brother. The men in…
In a recently published decision by New Jersey’s Appellate Division in the matter of AMC v. PB, the appellate court overturned a trial court decision which denied a petitioner’s request for a Final Restraining Order (FRO). The trial judge found that a FRO was not necessary because the Plaintiff had…