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NJ A336

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Victoria Flynn

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates as "Monica's Law" requirements for evidence-based risk assessments in domestic violence cases involving custody and parenting time determinations
  • Directs the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a parenting time questionnaire and evidence-based risk guide to assess potential danger to children from a parent with violent or threatening behavior history
  • Requires courts to temporarily suspend or restrict parenting time when a parent asserts safety concerns for a child, unless the accused parent proves the claims are arbitrary and capricious by preponderance of evidence
  • Mandates the Attorney General develop an evidence-based risk assessment instrument for law enforcement to predict future violence by domestic violence offenders, with results kept confidential and shared only with authorized agencies
  • Named after Monica Paul, a 31-year-old woman shot to death in June 2008 at a Montclair YMCA in front of her two children by the children's father, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment

Legislative Description

Establishes "Monica's Law" requiring evidence-based risk assessments in certain domestic violence cases.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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