Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:34-71 Inconvenient forum. 19. a. Inconvenient Forum. A court of this State that has jurisdiction under this act to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances …

2A:34-72 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. 20. Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct. a. Except as otherwise provided in section 16 of this act or by other law of this State, if a court of this State has jurisdiction under this act because a person invoking the jur…

2A:34-73 Information to be submitted to court. 21. Information to be Submitted to Court. a. Unless a party seeks an exception to disclosure of information as provided by subsection e. of this section, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give infor…

2A:34-74 Appearance of parties and child. 22. Appearance of Parties and Child. a. In a child custody proceeding in this State, the court may order a party to a child custody proceeding who is in this State to appear before the court in person with or without the child. The court …

2A:34-75 Definitions. 23. Definitions. As used in this article: "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of a child custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abducti…

2A:34-76 Enforcement under Hague Convention. 24. Enforcement Under Hague Convention. Under this article, a court of this State may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a chil…

2A:34-77 Duty to enforce. 25. Duty to Enforce. a. A court of this State shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was made under fac…

2A:34-78 Temporary visitation. 26. Temporary Visitation. a. A court of this State which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (2) the visitation prov…

2A:34-79 Registration of child custody determination. 27. Registration of Child Custody Determination. a. A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the Su…

2A:34-8 Jurisdiction stated. 2A:34-8. Jurisdiction stated. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of all causes of divorce, dissolution of a civil union, bed and board divorce, legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple or nullity when either party is a bona fide…

2A:34-80 Enforcement of registered determination. 28. Enforcement of Registered Determination. a. A court of this State may grant any relief normally available under the law of this State to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state. b. A c…

2A:34-81 Simultaneous proceedings. 29. Simultaneous Proceedings. If a proceeding for enforcement under this article has been or is commenced in a court of this State and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state havi…

2A:34-82 Expedited enforcement of child custody determination. 30. Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination. a. A petition under this article shall be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of the order confirming registration, if any, shal…

2A:34-83 Service of petition and order. 31. Service of Petition and Order. Except as otherwise provided in section 33 of this act, the petition and order shall be served, by any method authorized by the law of this State, upon the respondent and any person who has physical custod…

2A:34-84 Hearing and order. 32. Hearing and Order. a. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order pursuant to section 16 of this act, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to the physical custody of the child immediately, the court shall order the child delivered t…

2A:34-85 Warrant to take physical custody of child. 33. Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child. a. Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical …

2A:34-86 Costs, fees and expenses. 34. Costs, Fees and Expenses. a. The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees…

2A:34-87 Recognition and Enforcement. 35. Recognition and enforcement. A court of this State shall accord full faith and credit to an order made consistently with this act which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, …

2A:34-88 Appeals. 36. Appeals. An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this article in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil cases. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under section 16 of this act, the enforcing cour…

2A:34-89 Role of prosecutor or other appropriate public official. 37. Role of Prosecutor or Other Appropriate Public Official. a. In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other appr…

2A:34-9 Jurisdiction in nullity proceedings or dissolution proceedings; residence requirements; service of process. 2A:34-9. Jurisdiction in nullity proceedings or dissolution proceedings; residence requirements; service of process. Jurisdiction in actions for nullity of marriage…

2A:34-90 Role of law enforcement. 38. Role of Law Enforcement. At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under section 37 of this act, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assis…

2A:34-91 Costs and expenses. 39. Costs and Expenses. If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under section…

2A:34-92 Application and construction. 40. Application and Construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. L.2004,c.147,s.40.

2A:34-93 Severability. 41. Severability. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applicati…

2A:34-94 Transitional provision. 42. Transitional Provision. A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody or enforcement proceeding which was commenced before the effective date of this act is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request w…

2A:34-95 Notice of penalties for order violation. 43. Notice of Penalties for Order Violation. Every order of a court involving custody or visitation shall include a written notice, in both English and Spanish, advising the persons affected as to the penalties provided in N.J.S.2…