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

2A:4-30.128 Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. 5. Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. a. A tribunal of this State shall apply Articles 1 through 6 of this act and, as applicable, Article …

2A:4-30.129 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. 6. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. a. In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individ…

2A:4-30.130 Duration of personal jurisdiction. 7. Duration of personal jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this act or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has …

2A:4-30.131 Initiating and responding tribunal of state. 8. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. Under this act, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceeding…

2A:4-30.132 Simultaneous proceedings. 9. Simultaneous proceedings. a. A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the p…

2A:4-30.133 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. 10. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order. a. A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State has and shall exercise conti…

2A:4-30.134 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. 11. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. a. A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a…

2A:4-30.135 Determination of controlling child support order. 12. Determination of controlling child support order. a. If a proceeding is brought under this act and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and shall be recognized. b.…

2A:4-30.136 Child support orders for two or more obligees. 13. Child support orders for two or more obligees. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different i…

2A:4-30.137 Credit for payments. 14. Credit for payments. A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same c…

2A:4-30.138 Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. 15. Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this act, under other law of …

2A:4-30.139 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. 16. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. a. A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive juri…

2A:4-30.140 Proceedings under act. 17. Proceedings under act. a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this article applies to all proceedings under this act. b. An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this act by fi…

2A:4-30.141 Proceeding by minor parent. 18. Proceeding by minor parent. A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.

2A:4-30.142 Application of law of State. 19. Application of law of State. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a responding tribunal of this State shall: a. apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this State and may…

2A:4-30.143 Duties of initiating tribunal. 20. Duties of initiating tribunal. a. Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this act, an initiating tribunal of this State shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate sup…

2A:4-30.144 Duties and powers of responding tribunal. 21. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. a. When a responding tribunal of this State receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to subsection b. of section 17 of this act, …

2A:4-30.145 Inappropriate tribunal. 22. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this State, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this State or another stat…

2A:4-30.146 Duties of support enforcement agency. 23. Duties of support enforcement agency. a. In a proceeding under this act, a support enforcement agency of this State, upon request: (1) shall provide services to a petitioner residing in a state; (2) shall provide services to a…

2A:4-30.147 Duty of the Attorney General. 24. Duty of the Attorney General. a. If the Attorney General determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Attorney General may: (1) when the support enforcement agency …

2A:4-30.148 Private counsel. 25. Private Counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this act. L.2016, c.1, s.25.

2A:4-30.149 Duties of State information agency. 26. Duties of State Information Agency. a. The Administrative Office of the Courts and the State IV-D Agency are the State information agencies under this act. b. The State information agency shall: (1) compile and maintain a curren…

2A:4-30.150 Pleadings and accompanying documents. 27. Pleadings and accompanying documents. a. In a proceeding under this act, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another …

2A:4-30.151 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. 28. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclo…

2A:4-30.152 Costs and fees. 29. Costs and fees. a. The petitioner shall not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. b. If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this State may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs, and neces…

2A:4-30.153 Limited immunity of petitioner. 30. Limited immunity of petitioner. a. Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this act before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, do…

2A:4-30.154 Nonparentage as defense. 31. Nonparentage as defense. A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this act. L.2016, c.1, s.31.

2A:4-30.155 Special rules of evidence and procedure. 32. Special rules of evidence and procedure. a. The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support orde…

2A:4-30.156 Communications between tribunals. 33. Communications between tribunals A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal outside this State in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect…

2A:4-30.157 Assistance with discovery. 34. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this State may: a. request a tribunal outside this State to assist in obtaining discovery; and b. upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issue…

2A:4-30.158 Receipt and disbursement of payments. 35. Receipt and disbursement of payments. a. A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this State shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall f…

2A:4-30.159 Establishment of support order. 36. Establishment of support order. a. If a support order entitled to recognition under this act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) the …

2A:4-30.160 Proceeding to determine parentage. 37. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this State authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or proc…

2A:4-30.161 Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state. 38. Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, …

2A:4-30.162 Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state. 39. Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state. a. Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the …

2A:4-30.163 Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders. 40. Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders. If an obligor's employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employ…

2A:4-30.164 Immunity from civil liability. 41. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employe…

2A:4-30.165 Penalties for noncompliance. 42. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer who willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an…

2A:4-30.166 Contest by obligor. 43. Contest by obligor. a. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State by registering the order in a tribunal of this State and filing …

2A:4-30.167 Administrative enforcement of orders. 44. Administrative enforcement of orders. a. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documen…

2A:4-30.168 Registration of order for enforcement. 45. Registration of order for enforcement. A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this State for enforcement. L.2016, c.1, s.45.

2A:4-30.169 Procedure to register order for enforcement. 46. Procedure to register order for enforcement. a. Except as otherwise provided in section 66 of this act, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this S…

2A:4-30.170 Effect of registration for enforcement. 47. Effect of registration for enforcement. a. A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State. b. A …

2A:4-30.171 Choice of law. 48. Choice of law. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection d. of this section, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (2) the comp…

2A:4-30.172 Notice of registration of order. 49. Notice of registration of order. a. When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this State shall notify the nonregistering party. Th…

2A:4-30.173 procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order. 50. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order. a. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this State…