New Jersey A4079 expands stalking and restraining order protections to adoptive parents and children when the former parent's rights have been.
New Jersey A4079 amends existing stalking laws to include adoptive parents and children in restraining order protections against former parents whose rights have been terminated. The bill allows adoptive parents to obtain temporary and permanent restraining orders against former parents who engage in stalking or other specified criminal acts. Restraints can include prohibiting contact, restricting access to certain locations, and requiring compensation or psychiatric evaluation. Violations of these restraints are criminal offenses.
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