Joseph Rasa

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in New Jersey – The Basics

In New Jersey, there are three requirements to obtain a domestic violence final restraining order against a person.  First, the victim must have jurisdiction.  Jurisdiction requires, for example, that the victim and the defendant have a child in common, are household members, former household members, spouses, or former spouses, or have some other special relationship.  …

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Before the Divorce

If you ask many of my colleagues how the divorce process is started, many would probably say that a divorce begins with the filing of a divorce complaint. I disagree with that. The divorce process starts long before a divorce complaint is filed. The breakdown of a marriage sometimes takes years. At the beginning stages …

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