WHAT IS A VIOLATION OF A RESTRAINING ORDER, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Any person who is named as a defendant may violate the order by harassing, stalking, or assaulting you, or by causing another to do the same. Assess your immediate safety first, call the police if necessary. You may file a violation at the Police Department in the town where the abuse took place or in Room 175 of the Justice Complex, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River. If the defendant refuses to comply with the Judge s Order for Support, Visitation or Counseling, you or your attorney may file a Motion of Enforcement. Motion Kits to assist you with this are available at the Justice Complex. 5. WHO CAN VIOLATE THE RESTRAINING ORDER? Any person who is named as a defendant may violate the order. Remember this is a no contact order. If your abuser calls you, sends flowers, cards, letters, etc., the abuser is in violation unless otherwise worded in the order. The (victim) plaintiff cannot violate the order, but remember you requested this no contact order for your safety. 6. CAN I SEE OR SPEAK W
