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…
Sometimes, a restraining order becomes necessary in order to protect domestic violence victims. A restraining order is issued by a court and prevents the person who is named in that order from communicating with the victim and sometimes their children as well. Anyone who has been a victim of domestic violence may seek a restraining…
According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four women and one in nine men in the U.S. have been victims of domestic violence. In New Jersey, the legal definition of domestic violence is when an adult or emancipated minor who has a relationship to you (spouse, former…
Many studies have shown that domestic violence continues to be a big problem in the U.S. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) keeps track of national statistics on domestic violence and reports that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of intimate partner violence. While the problem is…