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166 L.W v. R.L R.L v. L.W -- rank: 635

... to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 (Act), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, and from the June 20, 2012 order ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19[(a)] has occurred." Ibid. (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)). "The second inquiry, upon a finding of the ... App. Div. l995). Cesare , supra , 154 N.J. at 402; N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a). A. Applying these standards to our review of ...

docket:	a6029-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-26
status:	Published
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167 C.M.C. v. M.J.C -- rank: 635

... M.C., pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35 (PDVA). A Family Part judge entered the ... assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(a), and N.J.S.A. 2C:25- 19(a)(2), on June 1, 2021, and an FRO ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a) has occurred.' Id. at 125. The trial court ... necessary, upon an evaluation of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1) to -29(a)(6), to protect the ... the plaintiff and defendant, including threats, harassment and physical abuse.' N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1). In those cases where 'the risk of ... violence the maximum protection from abuse the law can provide.' N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18. In furtherance of that objective, the PDVA expressly ...

docket:	a0070-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-10-26
status:	Unpublished
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168 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. K.N. -- rank: 635

... any of several listed offenses, including "domestic violence pursuant to [ N.J.S.A. ] 2C:25-17 et seq. " N.J.S.A. 30:4C-26 ... Proceedings brought under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, are civil in nature, and the burden ... defined as the "occurrence of one or more" predicate "acts." N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). While all domestic violence predicate acts are offenses ... the Code, they are not all crimes. See e.g. , N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13) (defining harassment, generally a petty disorderly persons ... available to a plaintiff in a hearing under the PDVA, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-27 provides that "[w]hen a defendant is found guilty ... deep and lasting emotional effects from exposure to domestic violence . [ N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18 (emphasis added).] Additionally, the Court has said "there ...

docket:	a4847-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-03-20
status:	published
citation:	435 N.J.Super. 16 86 A.3d 158
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169 M.A.M. v. M.A.M. -- rank: 635

... M.D.F., 207 N.J. 458, 473 (2011) (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)). '[T]he commission of a predicate act, if ... plaintiff meets the definition of a 'victim of domestic violence,' N.J.S.A. 2C:25- 19(d), constitutes domestic violence . . . .' Ibid. Harassment is a predicate offense under the Act. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13). The entry of a final restraining order ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a) has occurred.' Id. at 125 (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)). The court should make this determination 'in light ... further abuse.'' J.D., 207 N.J. at 476 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(b)). Here, the judge concluded defendant committed harassment. ...

docket:	a3910-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-05-21
status:	unpublished
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170 M.L.H v. W.K.P -- rank: 635

... him pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to - 35. Defendant argues the trial judge erred in ... or more of the eighteen crimes and offenses enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). Harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33 ... may entitle a plaintiff to the entry of a FRO. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13). The harassment statute provides that a person ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a) has occurred.' Id. at 125 (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)). Second, the judge must determine whether a restraining ... whether a restraining order is necessary to protect the plaintiff. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1); see also D.M.R. v. ...

docket:	a0488-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-01
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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171 R.S.B v. K.J.Z -- rank: 635

... issued pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, following a finding of harassment. Plaintiff R ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a) has occurred.' Id. at 125. The evidence must ... necessary, upon an evaluation of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1) to -29(a)(6), to protect the ... The PDVA defines 'domestic violence' as requiring a predicate act. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). There are nineteen predicate acts listed in the PDVA, including harassment. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13). Harassment is defined as when 'a person ... necessary, upon an evaluation of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1) to -29(a)(6), to protect ...

docket:	a4753-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-04-24
status:	Unpublished
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172 R.P.B. v. D.R. -- rank: 633

... to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35. We affirm. We summarize the relevant facts ... if the court determines "by a preponderance of the evidence[,]" N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a), that the defendant has committed an act of domestic violence "upon a person protected under" the PDVA, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). A person protected under the PDVA includes "any ... person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship." N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(d). The term "domestic violence" is defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a) to mean "the occurrence of one or more ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. [2C:25-19(a)] has occurred." Id. at 125. Although a ...

docket:	a2604-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-01
status:	unpublished
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173 E.K. v. B.B. -- rank: 633

... a protected person under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35. The trial court found that plaintiff demonstrated ... J.S.A. 2C:33-4, a predicate offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19, when on May 16, 2018, the plaintiff received several ... evidence, that the defendant has committed a predicate act under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). Silver, 387 N.J. Super. at 125 (citations ... defendant has committed one of the predicate acts enumerated in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a), the court must then determine 'whether a restraining ... necessary, upon an evaluation of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C: 25-29(a)(1) to -29a(6), to protect the victim ... existence of a verifiable order of protection from another jurisdiction. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1) to -29(a)(6).] While the ...

docket:	a0161-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-12-09
status:	Unpublished
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174 B.M.O v. P.M.A -- rank: 633

... him pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35.1 A Family Part judge entered the ... R. 1:38-3(d)(10). A-2757-19 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13), (19). In pertinent part, the final amended ... N.J. Super. 492, 504 (App. Div. 2007)); see also N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18. Consequently, '[o]ur law is particularly solicitous of victims ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19[(a)] has occurred.' Silver v. Silver, 387 N.J ... of the factors set A-2757-19 11 forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29[(a)](1) to -29[(a)](6), to protect the ...

docket:	a2757-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-04-21
status:	Unpublished
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175 State v. Brian P. Hoffman -- rank: 633

... to the other constitutes a violation of the harassment statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-1 to -16, which was repealed and replaced by the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -33 ("1991 Act"). Those charges were dismissed on ... two mailings did not violate Footnote: 1The current version of N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(b)(7) provides:         [a]n order restraining the defendant ...

docket:	a-78-96
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1997-06-25
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citation:	146 N.J. 564
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176 A.G v. C.T. -- rank: 633

... to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, resulting from the determination of a Family ... T. committed one of the predicate acts referred to in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19a, which incorporates harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33 ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19a has occurred. . . . In performing that function, "the Act does ... whether there exists immediate danger to person or property. See N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29a(1) and (2). . . . . The second inquiry, upon a finding ... necessary, upon an evaluation of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29a(1) to -29a(6), to protect the victim from ... or to prevent further abuse." Id. at 127; see also N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29b. We first examine whether A.G. demonstrated by ...

docket:	a2165-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
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177 K.C v. J.K -- rank: 633

... 2007) (citation omitted). When the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -33 (the Act), was adopted, the Legislature declared ... in some cases even killed by their spouses or cohabitants." N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18. Thus, "the focus of the Leg­islature was regular ... provide.'" Peranio , supra , 280 N.J. Super. at 53 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18). Further, the Legislature stress[ed] that . . . it is the ... fact that the violence grows out of a domestic situation. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18.] The term "victim of domestic violence" encompasses persons protected ... victim who was formerly married to the actor, as here. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19d. "'Domes­tic violence' means the occurrence of one or ... under this act by an adult or an emancipated minor . . . ." N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19a. In promulgating the Act, "the Legislature did not ...

docket:	a0765-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-10-14
status:	unpublished
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178 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0448-17.opn.html -- rank: 633

... Family Part pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, and a June 30, 2017 amended FRO ... one or more of the predicate acts set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25- - 19[(a)] has occurred.' Silver, 387 N.J. Super. at ... necessary, upon an evaluation of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29[(a)](1) to - 29[(a)](6), to protect the ... danger or to prevent further abuse.' Id. at 127 (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(b)); see also J.D., 207 N.J. at ... existence of a verifiable order of protection from another jurisdiction. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a); see also Cesare, 154 N.J. at 401 ... comments. Harassment is a predicate act under the statutory framework. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13). A person commits harassment if, 'with ...

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179 F.A v. G.D.P -- rank: 633

... 2019, under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35. The trial judge found defendant unjustifiably summoned ... the A-1311-19 8 predicate acts set forth in [N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)] has occurred.' Ibid. This determination is made 'in ... finding that 'relief [is] necessary to prevent further abuse' (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(b))). As part of that second step, the court ... an evaluation of the fact[or]s set forth at N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a), to protect the victim from an immediate danger ... 2C:33-4, constitutes a predicate act of domestic violence. N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13); J.D., 207 N.J. at 475 ... a more thorough evaluation of the factors set forth at N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a) and explicitly discuss the first factor, the ...

docket:	a1311-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-11
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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180 J.D. v. M.A.D. -- rank: 633

... of her children, contrary to the statutory presumption contained in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29b(11), and restrained her from her home without statutory ... work. The court further found that the statutory presumption of N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29b(11), that the best interests of the child are ... as found, however, do not overcome the presumption embodied in N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29b(11), governing the court's award of temporary custody ... a proceeding under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, "that the best interests of the child ... can provide.'" Cesare , supra , 154 N.J. at 399 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18). Our Supreme Court has likewise made clear its belief ... deep and lasting emotional effects from exposure to domestic violence." N.J.S.A. 2C:25-18. This legislative declaration guides our interpretation of the ...

docket:	a2229-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-10-19
status:	published
citation:	429 N.J.Super. 34 56 A.3d 882
Document Size:	36514