Predicate Acts of Domestic Violence

Two Restraining Orders Dismissed in Essex County NJ in Two Days with the Help of the Tormey Law Firm

Essex County Restraining Order Lawyers handling matters in Newark, NJ Do you need an attorney for a domestic violence hearing in Newark? We can help. The New Jersey restraining order attorneys at the Tormey Law Firm recently helped two separate clients on back-to-back days avoid having final restraining orders entered against them in Essex County. […]

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NJ State Legislature Proposes Cyber-Harassment as a Predicate Act of Domestic Violence for Restraining Order Cases

NJ Legislature Proposes Cyber-Harassment as New Domestic Violence Predicate Act Domestic Violence Law may Include Cyber-Harassment Charges as Grounds for a Restraining Order On February 8, 2016, the New Jersey State Legislature proposed a bill that would add a new predicate act of domestic violence, cyber-harassment, that courts could consider when deciding whether to enter […]

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NJ Domestic Violence Law

Silver v. Silver: The Requirements of a Final Restraining Order in New Jersey

NJ Appellate Court Sets Standards for Final Restraining Orders in Silver v. Silver The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (“PDVA”) controls when the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part can enter a Final Restraining Order (“FRO”). See N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et seq. However, in addition to the PDVA’s requirements that must be satisfied before […]

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