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When New Jersey police respond to a domestic violence complaint, they almost always make an arrest. In other cases, an individual can seek a restraining order against someone they accuse of domestic violence and usually receive one. Charges of domestic violence are often accompanied by additional ch
Facing Domestic Violence Charges? Here’s how an attorney can save your freedom. Remember last time, when we outlined crucial steps to take if you’re facing domestic violence accusations? Today, we delve deeper, exploring how a skilled criminal defense attorney can be your game-changer in
Under New Jersey’s domestic violence law, there are 19 crimes that constitute domestic violence if they are perpetrated against someone with whom the alleged perpetrator has a domestic relationship. One of the charges, criminal mischief, includes damaging personal property. If you purposely damage
A New Jersey court case over the summer has apparently established a type of virtual dating that qualifies as a relationship and broadens the reach of New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA). In a case cited as C.C. v. J.A.H. to protect the alleged victim, the New Jersey...
Typically, a person charged with domestic violence is arrested when police show up during or immediately after a dispute. In other cases, an alleged victim swears out a complaint soon after an alleged assault of some kind and the police are dispatched to make an arrest. But there is a...
