J. D. v. N. D.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Howard Spitz, J.

*878With the enactment of chapter 85 of the Laws of 1996, the court is now mandated to factor "domestic violence” into a custody determination, but the statute is silent as to its exact definition. However, a careful reading of it shows that domestic violence is not limited to overt acts of violence which cause physical injury. The Legislature implicitly recognized that domestic violence is not a static concept, when it stated in section 1 of chapter 85 of the Laws of 1996 that: "A home environment of constant fear where physical or psychological violence is…