D.V. v. A.H.

BLANEY, J.S.C.

Plaintiff in this case seeks a final restraining order under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to-35.

The question to be determined is whether defendant committed an act of domestic violence against plaintiff, his sister-in-law, under the facts of this case. The determination of whether the court has jurisdiction appears to be one of first impression.

Defendant is the biological father of the child, A.H., whose date of birth was July 23, 1997. The child was removed from defendant and his wife, A.H.’s biological mother Arlene, by the State of New…