NEW JERSEY Part 29

A Domestic Violence Restraining Order (“DVRO”) is a restraining order that is issued in specific circumstances. In particular, New Jersey Domestic Violence Restraining Orders are issued when a complaining person (the “plaintiff”) satisfies a court that two conditions exist.protected relationship NJ domestic violence lawyer attorney TRO FRO The first condition is that he or she had a “protected relationship” with another individual (the “defendant”). The second condition is that the plaintiff is in need of protection from the defendant because the defendant recently committed an “Act of Domestic Violence” directed at the plaintiff.