Under New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), domestic violence is defined as the actual or threat of physical, emotional, sexual, or economic abuse of a person by another person with whom they have or have had an intimate relationship. It is not necessary that the parties are actually married. As a topic, there’s lots to unpack in domestic violence from how to protect yourself and stay safe when leaving an abuser, and how to get a restraining order, to what to do should you be falsely accused of domestic violence by a vindictive spouse.

The Effect of Domestic Violence on an Existing Child Custody Agreement

Under New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), domestic violence is defined as the actual or threat of physical, emotional, sexual, or economic abuse of a person by another person with whom they have or have had an intimate relationship.  This relationship must be either marriage, divorce, separation, cohabitation, dating, or someone with whom…