NEW JERSEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Even grandparents can be charged with domestic violence. Here, the New Jersey grandfather made calls to the plaintiff, during which he allegedly used coarse language and told her to "stay away from" him, but admittedly made no threats. Although plaintiff testified she was "nervous and scared" because defendant weighed 340 pounds and because of the past she had with his son, it was unreasonable for plaintiff to feel threatened, nor was there any evidence that defendant's purpose was to harass plaintiff. The domestic violence finding is reversed. Ramos v. Ceaser, New Jersey App. Div., September 20, 2005