Legal Opinion
L.C. v. M.A.J.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided September 20, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
FISHER, P.J.A.D.
On the day of a final hearing, defendant filed an in limine motion, unsupported by a sworn statement, seeking dismissal of his ex-wife’s domestic violence complaint. Without taking testimony from any witness, the judge granted defendant’s motion, concluding that plaintiff failed to sustain her burden of proving an act of domestic violence. Because the procedures employed were seriously flawed and contrary to the spirit of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 20:25-17 to -35, we reverse.
On May 16, 2016, plaintiff filed her…
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