Hudson Legal Assistance for Victims Project Receives Federal Funding The US Department of Justice recently awarded approximately half-a-million dollars to the Northeast New Jersey Legal Services to fund the “Hudson Legal Assistance for Victims Project.” According to authorities, the Hackensack-based not-for-profit legal center will utilize the grant to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual […]
New York Mets Star Jeurys Familia Charged with Simple Assault in NJ On October 31, 2016, Fort Lee police arrested Jeurys Familia, a New York Mets pitcher, following an alleged incident of domestic violence. The complaint against Familia reportedly alleges that he “caused bodily injury to another” and that the authorities observed a scratch on […]
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 […]
Josh Brown Released by New York Giants After Domestic Violence Admissions The New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) recently suspended, and then cut, kicker Josh Brown after new information surfaced regarding past allegations of domestic violence made by Brown’s ex-wife. In May 2015, Brown was arrested and charged with fourth degree assault […]
Dover NJ Restraining Order Lawyers for Clients in Morris County Domestic Violence Cases Do you need a lawyer for a domestic violence case in Dover or another town in Morris County? We can help. The restraining order lawyers at the Tormey Law Firm recently helped a client avoid having a Final Restraining Order (FRO) entered […]
Essex County Upgrades Charges to Aggravated Manslaughter After 7-Year-Old Dies Essex County prosecutors recently upgraded very serious criminal charges against a mother and her boyfriend stemming from the death of a seven-year-old boy. According to law enforcement, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office initially charged the suspects with endangering the welfare of a child, but those […]
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 […]
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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