Restraining Order Attorneys Serving Clients in Denville, New Jersey The restraining order defense attorneys at the Tormey Law Firm have done it again: helped another client avoid a final restraining order in Morris County. In New Jersey, restraining order cases are heard in the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Part, in the county where one […]
Restraining Order Trial Defense Lawyer in Paterson, NJ The restraining order defense attorneys at the Tormey Law Firm recently achieved another victory in a domestic violence case in the New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County Family Part. Our client was in the midst of an ongoing divorce with his wife who filed for a restraining […]
Cumberland County Domestic Violence Suspect Remains at Large After Wife’s Murder On December 19, 2016, police responded to a call in the Laurel Lake section of Commercial Township in Cumberland County and found Tara O’Shea-Watson unconscious. Tragically, a short time later, she was pronounced dead. Law enforcement later identified O’Shea’s 32-year-old estranged husband, Jeremiah Monell, […]
NJ Restraining Orders Can Now Be Issued for Cyber-Harassment Cases Cyber Harassment Considered Act of Domestic Violence NJ On December 5, 2016, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a new law that adds cyber-harassment as a 19th predicate act of domestic violence under the NJ Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (“PDVA”). The PDVA outlines the […]
New Jersey Domestic Violence Deaths Average 40 Annually, Coalition Reports In a recent interview, the executive director of the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (“NJCEDV”), Jane Shivas, shared a number of statistics related to domestic violence in the State of New Jersey. One of the most powerful facts is that as of October […]
Former Neptune Police Sergeant Sentenced to 30 Years for Ex-Wife’s Murder Philip Seidle, a former Neptune police sergeant, is expected to be sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting his ex-wife, Tamara Wilson-Seidle. The couple reportedly finalized their divorce only three weeks before the fatal shooting. Moreover, police had reportedly responded to the […]
Connecticut Study Shows Risk-Based Gun Laws Reduce Suicide Rates A recent study of gun laws in Connecticut found that “risk-based” gun removal laws reduced the number of gun-related suicides. In fact, the study concluded that one suicide was prevented for approximately every 10 guns collected by law enforcement. A risk-based gun removal law permits a […]
Public Interest Groups Fight Domestic Violence in NJ Despite Funding Shortfalls In recent months, several organizations in New Jersey have made a point of trying to address an ongoing public policy concern: the problem of domestic violence in the Garden State. Unfortunately, the reality is that there are simply not enough available resources to sufficiently […]
Bergen County Man Found Guilty of Violent Assault Against Former Partner’s Father Arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a domestic violence incident in Bergen County? We can help. Our lawyer have literally handled thousands of assault charges with tremendous success over the years. With our offices in Hackensack, we appear in Bergen County criminal […]
Camden County Man Faces Murder Charges 14 Years After Child Abuse Conviction A resident of Runnemede NJ who was previously convicted of committing child abuse against his young daughter now faces domestic violence homicide charges after the victim died. The suspect, a 33-year-old man who lives in Runnemede New Jersey, abused his infant daughter almost […]
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