Appeal Of Final Restraining Order (FRO) Based on The Predicate Act of Harassment

A.M.O v. J.W.O. Docket No. A-0250-21 Decided September 22, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court’s issuance FRO against the defendant. The defendant had appealed the FRO entered against him based on the predicate act of harassment. The parties…

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If Are Not Being Represented and Going to Trial, It Is Particularly Important to Obtain an Attorney

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1502-19 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ERNEST MIGNOLI, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Submitted March 1, 2021 – Decided July 7, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On January 7, 2018, Captain Fahnolz of the Asbury Park Fire Department responded to defendant’s report. Defendant called in…

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FINAL RESTRAINING ORDERS EASIER TO OBTAIN IN MODERN NEW JERSEY

Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. C.C. v. J.A.H Docket No. A-4425-18T3 Decided May 4, 2020 P.E.O. v. R.J. Docket No. A-5354-18T1 Decided May 11, 2020 N.D. v. E.L.H. Docket No. A-3849-18T2 Decided May 11, 2020 Recent decisions by the Appellate Division have shown a trend towards favoring plaintiffs/victims when…

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Final Restraining Order Dismissed Though the Plaintiff was Physically Assaulted

P.E.O. v. R.J. Docket No. A-5354-18T1 Decided May 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Law Firm, Hark and Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division considered whether Final Restraining Order (FRO) was properly dismissed although the plaintiff was physically assaulted, the parties lacked a history of domestic violence. In P.E.O., the…

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TRO SOUGHT by threatening to release explicit photographs and videos of plaintiff to her family and friends

L.B.I., v. W.F.A.-Y., Decided December 12, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3211-17T4 Defendant W.F.A.-Y. appeals from the Family Part’s January 31, 2018 order granting his former girlfriend, plaintiff, L.B.I. a Final Restraining Order (FRO) under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991…

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