A New Jersey attorney argues that the legislature should consider amending the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) to limit these orders.

Courts must now consider patterns of coercive control — including when an abuser isolates a victim from friends and family — when issuing restraining orders in domestic violence cases ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Trial Court has announced forms and instructions for filing an Abuse Prevention Order, known as a restraining order, are now available in nine languages.

Under the new law, victims who are stalked by strangers or trollers on the Internet can now get a protective order.

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy said there was “quite voluminous” evidence that the cuts would do immeasurable harm nationwide, including in NJ.

News Unanimous NJ Supreme Court Applies New Standard to Restraining Orders for Sex Assault Victims The justices addressed the question of when a sexual assault victim can obtain a restraining ...

"Shark Tank" investor Daymond John obtained a restraining order against the contestants behind a business he invested in for the show a decade ago.

The legal battle over New York’s congestion pricing is not over yet, thanks to neighboring New Jersey. Federal Judge Leo Gordon has set a Friday 3 p.m. hearing in Newark — just 33 hours before ...