Neither indigent plaintiffs seeking domestic violence restraining orders nor indigent defendants opposing such orders are entitled to legal representation at taxpayer expense, a state appeals court held Thursday in a precedential decision.

The kinds of relief available to domestic violence victims do “not result in a ‘consequence of sufficient magnitude’ to warrant the mandatory appointment of counsel,” the Appellate Division ruled in D.N. v. K.M/K.M. v. D.N., A-3021-11 and A-3022-11.