A Question Of Protection

CHRISTIAN NOLAN

Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford lawyer Nancy Tyler had a restraining order against her ex-husband Richard Shenkman, who had repeatedly threatened her for the past three years during contentious divorce proceedings. But the piece of paper that warned Shenkman not to come near his ex-wife didn’t do her any good earlier this month when he allegedly kidnapped her from her law firm’s parking lot and held her at gunpoint in their South Windsor home.

Even though Tyler escaped and Shenkman was arrested, the incident has led some to question whether Connecticut needs to review — and perhaps toughen — laws designed to protect victims of domestic violence and splintering relationships. “I think [domestic violence laws] definitely need review,” said Jennifer Sadaka, of Gibson & Behman in Middletown. “Some of the decisions I’ve seen, it just amazes me sometimes.”

Source: http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=34409