Expands domestic violence protection for adoptive parents.
This bill amends New Jersey's Domestic Violence Act to explicitly include adoptive parents as victims when they experience abuse from someone whose parental rights to their adopted child have been terminated. It expands the current definition of "victim of domestic violence" to cover these adoptive parents, ensuring they qualify for the same legal protections as biological parents. Key provisions now allow adoptive parents to seek restraining orders, firearm prohibitions, and compensation through the existing domestic violence legal framework. The change does not alter the list of abusive acts covered but broadens who can access these statutory remedies.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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