Stalking Harassment Offenses

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Legislation Under Review After Police Officer Kills Former Girlfriend and Her Partner

Proposed Revisions to New Jersey’s Domestic Violence Act The tragic acts of a New Jersey State Trooper have brought back into focus the domestic violence laws of the state. State Police Lt. Ricardo Jorge Santos allegedly shot and killed his former girlfriend, Lauren Semanchik, and her boyfriend, Tyler Webb, and then committed suicide. It has […]

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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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