Smith v. Moore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KING, P.J.A.D.

This is an appeal from a final restraining order entered against the defendant under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -33(Act). The order was based on a series of harassing phone calls allegedly made by defendant to plaintiff from November 1995 through April 1996. N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a).2 We conclude that the Superior Court Family Part *123judge did not have jurisdiction under the Act to enter a restraining order. The parties did not share a requisite domestic relationship adequate to predicate jurisdiction…