L.R. JONES, J.S.C.
This case presents the following legal issue of first impression: When a victim of domestic violence is assaulted while pregnant, may the court enter a final restraining order which includes the victim's unborn child as an additional protected "person" under New Jersey's Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to-35?
Under New Jersey law, a fetus is not considered a person. Nonetheless...
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