H.E.S. v. J.C.S.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

This case requires us to address procedural and substantive issues concerning New Jersey’s Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A 20:25-17 to -35. Procedurally, the issues presented are whether defendant’s right to due process was violated when he received notice of a domestic violence complaint less than twenty-four hours before trial and when a finding of domestic violence was based on an allegation that was not contained in the complaint. We also must address the novel issue of whether video surveillance by one spouse of the other spouse’s…