In a Decision – R.R.C. v. P.F., (an "Unreported Decision") >> the Court Held:
The Appellate Division affirmed the finding of Domestic Violence even though the Court elicited testimony from the unrepresented Mother.
it was quite natural and permissible for the trial judge to elicit from Mother the testimony he believed necessary for a complete understanding of the events in the park and surrounding circumstances about their history and the parenting-time order; Mother is a layperson and was clearly unschooled in trial procedures. Father was represented by counsel.