AN ENCOUNTER WITH A HOOKER CREATES A DATING RELATIONSHIP TRIGGERING THE NJ DOMESTIVE VIOLENCE ACT

The New Jersey Appellate Division rendered a decision earlier today that an encounter (saying that loosely) with a call girl affords that call girl protection under the New Jersey Domestic Violence Act. The caption of the case was J.S. v. J.F. In essence, the Appellate Division in J.S. v. J.F. gave broad interpretation to the term, "dating relationship' thus providing a call girl the same types of legal protections as persons involved in an actual dating relationship, marital relationships, etc.