RECORD IMPOUNDED NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NOS. A-0635-18T2 A-0636-18T2 J.M., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M.M., Defendant-Respondent. _____________________________ M.M., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. J.M., Defendant-Appellant. _____________________________ Argued August 27, 2019 – Decided September 4, 2019 Before Judges Gilson and Mawla. On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Monmouth County, Docket Nos. FV-13-0221-19 and FV-13-0218-19. Michael Jude Gunteski argued the cause for appellant J.M. (Law Offices Darren C. O'Toole, LLC, attorneys; Carrie Ayn Smith, of counsel and on the briefs). Jordan Spencer Gale argued the cause for M.M. (Gale Laughlin LLP, attorneys; Jordan Spencer Gale, on the brief). PER CURIAM These are consolidated appeals. In A-0635-18, J.M. appeals from the dismissal of a temporary restraining order (TRO) he obtained against M.M. pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25- 17 to -35. In A-0636-18, J.M. challenges the entry of a final restraining order (FRO) in favor of M.M. We affirm. We take the following facts from the record. The parties are married and have a young child. In 2013, each party obtained a TRO against the other, both of which were dismissed following a trial. They continued to experience marital difficulties afterwards, but reconciled until the events, which led them to obtain the mutual TROs addressed in these appeals. On August 7, 2018, M.M. obtained a TRO. Her complaint alleged assault, claiming J.M. threw a clipboard at her during a verbal argument and injured her A-0635-18T2 2 the evening of August 6. M.M.'s complaint alleged J.M. punched her in the back of the head and made statements causing her to fear for her life. M.M.'s complaint detailed a history of assault, verbal abuse, and harassment by J.M., including incidents in 2012, 2013 (two), and 2017 (two). On August 8, 2018, J.M. obtained a TRO. His complaint alleged M.M. had committed assault, harassment, and criminal coercion. Specifically, J.M. alleged that on August 2, 2018, M.M. had threatened to contact police and make false domestic violence allegations against him if he did not complete her immigration petition. His complaint also alleged she scratched J.M. during an argument, and during this and prior incidents, she stated "in my country we don't talk, we put the gun to the head, that's how we fix [matters]." J.M.'s complaint also alleged that during an argument on August 6, 2018, M.M. hid business and personal documents that J.M. needed for a landlord/tenant proceeding he filed against a tenant. J.M. alleged M.M. "smashed [his] left thumb with a big metal spoon causing bleeding under the nail" during the argument. J.M. alleged M.M. repeated her threats to call the police with false domestic violence accusations if he did not complete her immigration ...
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