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

2A:17-37. Unauthorized adjournments; amercement of officer If a sale of real estate under process of execution shall be adjourned oftener or for a longer time than allowed by section 2A:17-36 of this title, without permission in writing, previously obtained of the party at whose …

2A:17-38 Statement of execution sales, disposition of revenues. 2A:17-38. a. When a sheriff or other officer makes a sale by virtue of an execution or executions to the sheriff or officer directed, the sheriff or officer shall, within 30 days thereafter, make and file, with his b…

2A:17-39. Sale of real estate free of lien of judgments or recognizances on which executions not issued Whereas, other judgments, and recognizances, besides those, or some of those, by virtue whereof the sale aforesaid was made, might affect the real estate so sold, if no provisi…

2A:17-4. Several executions to different counties on judgment rendered or docketed in superior court Upon all judgments recovered or docketed in the superior court, executions may issue at the same time to any county. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:17-40. Deed to purchaser of real estate; recital of execution A sheriff or other officer selling real estate by virtue of an execution to him directed, shall make to the purchaser thereof a deed of the real estate sold, which shall recite the execution by virtue of which the r…

2A:17-41. Title of purchaser Said deed shall transfer to and vest in the purchaser as good and perfect an estate to the premises therein described as the execution debtor was seized of or entitled to at or before the judgment for the enforcement of which the execution issued, as …

2A:17-42. Variances between deed and execution or execution and judgment The deed mentioned in section 2A:17-40 of this title, shall be good and valid and received in evidence as such, notwithstanding any variance between the recitals in such deed and the execution or executions …

2A:17-43. Amendments to cure variances considered made Any court of this state in which the record or exemplification of any judgment or execution is offered in evidence in support of any deed or conveyance made by a sheriff or other officer pursuant to an execution directed to h…

2A:17-44. Reversal of judgment or execution; effect as to purchaser of real estate sold If any judgment or execution, the execution having been recorded as required by law, by virtue whereof a sale shall be made of real estate, shall be reversed, such reversal shall only operate …

2A:17-45. Sale by sheriff or coroner for time being of property levied upon but not sold; special order Whenever any sheriff or coroner, or other person to whom any writ of execution is directed levies on the goods and chattels or on the real estate of the party named therein, an…

2A:17-46. Effect of sales under execution and conveyances by sheriffs or coroners for the time being Any sale to be made by a sheriff or coroner for the time being, under authority of section 2A:17-45 of this title, of any estate, real or personal, and any conveyance to be made b…

2A:17-47. Sales made prior to May 14, 1938, under execution, decree, order or judgment, validated L.1938, c. 171, p. 382, entitled "An act validating the sale of certain lands, tenements, hereditaments or real estate made under any decree, judgment or order of any court of this s…

2A:17-48. Deed by sheriff after expiration of term of office to real estate sold under execution during term of office If any real estate, levied upon by virtue of any valid writ of execution by any sheriff, shall have been or shall be sold by him under such levy during the term …

2A:17-49. Deed to real estate sold under execution on death or disability of master of the superior court, sheriff or coroner If any master of the superior court or the sheriff or coroner of any county who has made or shall make sale of any real estate by virtue of an execution a…

2A:17-5. One sale under executions issued out of superior court levied at same time; liability as trespasser If under more than 1 execution issued to different counties pursuant to section 2A:17-4 of this title, property is under levy at the same time, no sale of the property of …

2A:17-50 Order to issue wage execution; application; jurisdiction. 2A:17-50. a. When a judgment has been recovered in the Superior Court, and where any wages, debts, earnings, salary, income from trust funds, or profits are due and owing to the judgment debtor, or thereafter beco…

2A:17-51. Effect of execution On presentation of the execution mentioned in section 2A:17-50 of this title by the officer to whom delivered, for collection to the person or persons from whom such wages, debts, earnings, salary, income from trust funds or profits are due and owing…

2A:17-52 Number of executions issued and levied at same time; priority. 2A:17-52. Number of executions issued and levied at same time. a. Only one execution against the wages, debts, earnings, salary, income from trust funds or profits of such judgment debtor shall be satisfied a…

2A:17-53. Payments by persons indebted to debtor Any person, agent, treasurer or other fiduciary officer of a private or public municipal corporation, including any county, the State, or other governmental agency, to whom an execution mentioned in section 2A:17-50 of this Title i…

2A:17-54. Failure to make payments Failure or refusal to make the payments required by section 2A:17-53 of this title shall render such person, agent or officer so failing or refusing liable to an action therefor by the judgment creditor named in the execution. Any amount recover…

2A:17-55 Modification of execution. 2A:17-55. Either party may apply at any time to the court or, in the case of executions pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S.2A:17-50, to an Administrative Law Judge from which an execution mentioned in N.J.S. 2A:17-50 shall issue, upon such noti…

2A:17-56 Limitation on amount specified in execution. 2A:17-56. a. In no case shall the amount specified in an execution issued out of any court against the wages, debts, earnings, salary, income from trust funds or profits due and owing, or which may thereafter become due and ow…

2A:17-56.10 Notice to obligor; contest of withholding. 4. a. If an income withholding initiated by the Probation Division is required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.9), the Probation Division shall notify the obligor of the income withholding by regular mail…

2A:17-56.11. Notice to payor; binding 5. a. An income withholding made under P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.8 et seq.) and provisions for health care coverage shall be binding upon the payor and successor payors immediately after service upon the payor by the Probation Division of a…

2A:17-56.11a. Responsibilities of employer relative to medical support of employee's child 1. When an obligor is eligible for health benefits plan coverage which includes dependents and is available through an employer in this State, and the obligor is required by a court or admi…

2A:17-56.11b. Income withholding provisions extended to cover medical support coverage 1. The income withholding provisions of P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.7 et seq.) shall be extended to include a withholding of income from the party responsible for maintaining medical support co…

2A:17-56.12. No discharge or discipline; suit by obligor The payor may not use an income withholding as a basis for the discharge of any obligor or for any disciplinary action against the obligor. A payor who discharges or disciplines an obligor in violation of this act or who di…

2A:17-56.13 Payments made through probation division. 7. Until such time as a State disbursement unit is established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.63), in every award for alimony, maintenance or child support payments the judgment or order shall provide that…

2A:17-56.13a. Alimony, maintenance, child support payments; electronic funds transfer, credit card a. Every probation department may establish a system to accept alimony, maintenance or child support payments through electronic funds transfer, credit card, or any other method dee…

2A:17-56.14. Filing of affidavit; application for payments An obligee who has not established a IV-D case through the probation department shall file an affidavit when applying for the income withholding, stating that the payments not made for support have accrued arrearages in a…

2A:17-56.16. Tax setoff for support, indebtedness cases 13. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning procedures for determining which support cases, and which cases of indebtedness in accordance with section 1 of P.L.1995, c.290 (C…

2A:17-56.1a. Docketing of order in any court; force and effect An order directing that an execution issue against the defendant's wages pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c. 292 (C. 2A:17-56.1) may be docketed in any other court and from the time of its docketing it shall have th…

2A:17-56.20 Late fees, interest. 17. a. In enforcing all existing and future orders for support, and notwithstanding other provisions to the contrary, the State IV-D agency, without a new order, shall have the authority to assess interest or late payment fees on any support order…

2A:17-56.21 Information provided to credit reporting agencies. 18. a. The State IV-D agency shall have the authority to make available the name of any delinquent obligor and the amount of overdue support owed by the obligor to credit reporting agencies, subject to the conditions …

2A:17-56.22 Fees for application, collection of child support. 19. a. The State IV-D agency shall have the authority to charge an application fee to individuals not receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families who apply for IV-D services. (1) The application fee shall be uni…

2A:17-56.23. Expedition of child support cases The Supreme Court shall adopt by court rule a system for expediting child support cases as required by Pub.L. 98-378 (42 U.S.C. s. 601 et seq.). L. 1985, c. 278, s. 20, eff. Oct. 1, 1985.

2A:17-56.23a Enforcement of child support orders as judgments; prospective modification of orders. 1. Any payment or installment of an order for child support, or those portions of an order which are allocated for child support, whether ordered in this State or in another state, …

2A:17-56.23b. Judgment for child support lien against net proceeds of settlement; priority 1. a. A judgment for child support entered pursuant to P.L.1988, c.111 (C.2A:17-56.23a) and docketed with the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be a lien against the net proceeds of any set…

2A:17-56.24. Monitoring program; report a. The probation department in each county shall monitor the overall implementation of the State's child support enforcement program pursuant to Part D of subchapter IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s. 651 et seq.), to ensure compli…

2A:17-56.25. Rules, regulations The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to its rule-making authority under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) in order to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 1985…

2A:17-56.27. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Support Collection Reform Act." L.1993,c.110,s.1.

2A:17-56.28. Findings, declarations 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There is a direct correlation between children receiving AFDC benefits and non-payment of child support obligations. b. Based on the 1992 Kids Count Report for New Jersey evidencing the increased n…

2A:17-56.29. Pilot project for collection of child support arrearages by private collection agency 3. a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish a pilot project in three counties whereby the county probation department shall enter into a contract with a private collect…

2A:17-56.30. Establishment, monitoring, evaluation of pilot project 4. The pilot project shall be established in Camden, Essex and Hudson counties. The commissioner shall monitor and evaluate the pilot project during the first year after its establishment and determine whether th…

2A:17-56.31. Adoption of standards 5. The Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall adopt standards concerning the qualifications and responsibilities of private collection agencies that may enter into contracts with the pro…

2A:17-56.32. Application for waivers 6. The Department of Human Services shall apply for any waivers from the federal government which are necessary for approval and implementation of this act. L.1993,c.110,s.6.