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Bellizia Law Office
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Bloomfield, NJ 07003
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In general, if a family or household member hurts you or tries to hurt you (with or without using a weapon) or gives you reason to believe that they are going to hurt you in the near future, that person has committed an act of domestic violence. For the purposes of getting a restraining order, you must have a specific relationship with your abuser.
This type of behavior is illegal, and there are laws to protect you.
"Domestic violence" includes: homicide, assault, terroristic threats, kidnapping, criminal restraint, false imprisonment, sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, lewdness, criminal mischief, burglary, criminal trespass, harassment, and stalking.
Examples of acts of domestic violence:
Assault – when one person causes or attempts to cause bodily injury to another person (e.g., your abuser strikes or kicks you or throws something at you).
Criminal mischief – when one person intentionally damages property belonging to another person (e.g. your abuser breaks down your apartment door, throws a rock through your window, or slashes your car tires).
Harassment – when one person contacts another or communicates anonymously at extremely inconvenient hours, in offensive language, or in another manner likely to cause alarm. It is also harassment if one person behaves in a way to cause alarm to another person (e.g., your ex-husband calls you every hour on the hour from midnight until 5 a.m.
trying to convince you to come back to him, even though you have told him that you never want to see him again).
Stalking – when one person purposely and repeatedly follows another person and engages in a course of conduct or makes a threat with the intent of annoying or making that person feel afraid for her safety.
If you are a victim of an abusive partner, I can help navigate the system to protect your rights and your well-being. These matters are complicated and can result in your immediate incarceration if you are not careful. They very often involve court appearance in several jurisdictions as well as Family Court, Superior Court and Municipal Court. If you had weapons or firearms seized, that may also require a court appearance. It requires a lawyer who is experienced in all three fields. As a former Essex County Prosecutor, I understand your frustration and will be there with you every step of the way to get these matters resolved in a fair and undisruptive fashion.