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Residents tell Morristown council they lost protections after domestic abuse; mayor says courts are outside town authority
Summary
Two residents described alleged failures by family courts and third parties that left them vulnerable after domestic abuse; the mayor acknowledged the frustration but said the town lacks authority over the county family court system and encouraged them to document their stories.
Two residents told the Morristown Town Council at its regular meeting that failures in the legal and financial systems left them vulnerable after escaping abusive relationships.
Alexandra Riccardi, who said she moved to Morristown in 2012 and is a survivor of domestic violence, described a series of settlement agreements and property transactions that she says resulted in half of her home's deed being returned to her abuser. "Instead of protecting me, the outcome returned control and benefit back to the very person I had escaped," Riccardi said, adding that medical documentation and her ongoing bone-marrow treatment were ignored during the…
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