E.K. v. G.K.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LANDAU, J.A.D.

This is an appeal by defendant G.K. from a judgment entered by the Chancery Division, Family Part, in an action brought by her husband E.K. invoking jurisdiction under N.J.S.A. 2C:25-1 to 25-16, the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act.

The K.s were married in 1977. It was a troubled alliance.

In 1986 they mutually agreed to adopt a young Polish boy and he was warmly received by G.K. The K. marriage was severely strained, however, when they returned to Poland to choose a second child for adoption. G.K. was extremely reluctant to accept and…