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

2A:17-56.41 Consequences of obligor's noncompliance; revocation hearing. 3. a. If the child support arrearage equals or exceeds the amount of child support payable for six months or court-ordered health care coverage for the child is not provided for six months, or the obligor fa…

2A:17-56.42. Payments made through Probation Division 4. Child support payments not presently made through the Probation Division shall be so made, upon the application of the obligee to the Probation Division and prior to the application of the provisions of this act. L.1996,c.7…

2A:17-56.43 Suspension, revocation of license. 5. The court shall suspend or revoke a license if it finds that: a. all appropriate enforcement methods have been exhausted, b. the obligor is the holder of a license, c. the requisite child support arrearage amount exists, health ca…

2A:17-56.44 Suspension, revocation procedures. 6. a. The Probation Division shall provide the licensing authority with a copy of the order requiring the suspension or revocation of a license. Upon receipt of an order requiring the suspension or revocation of a license, the licens…

2A:17-56.45. Payment of fees 7. The obligor shall pay all fees associated with the revocation, suspension or reinstatement of a license. Any fees paid by the obligor to the licensing authority to issue, renew or maintain a license shall not be refunded if the license is suspended…

2A:17-56.46. Information on driver's license suspension to insurers 8. Information regarding driver's licenses suspended or revoked in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) shall be made available by the Division of Motor Vehicles to insurance companies that issue …

2A:17-56.47. Due process, service 9. All actions taken to suspend or revoke a license in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) shall be carried out in full compliance with due process laws and the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. Service of pr…

2A:17-56.48. Cooperative agreements 10. The State IV-D agency shall enter into cooperative agreements for federal IV-D funding with the Department of Law and Public Safety and any other appropriate licensing authority that is responsible for administering license suspensions and …

2A:17-56.49 Applicability of act. 11. The license revocation provisions of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.) apply to all orders issued before or after the effective date of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.). All child support arrearage and health care coverage provisions…

2A:17-56.50. Annual report 12. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the number and type of licenses suspended or revoked in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) and the total amount of …

2A:17-56.51. Rules, procedures, regulations 13. The Supreme Court may adopt rules and procedures for the implementation and administration of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.). The State IV-D agency and licensing authorities may adopt regulations to implement P.L.1996, c.7 (C.…

2A:17-56.52 Definitions relative to child support reform. 3. As used in P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.7a et al.), P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.8 et al.), P.L.1988, c.111 (C.2A:17-56.23a), sections 13, 17 through 20 and 22 of P.L.1985, c.278 (C.2A:17-56.16, 2A:17-56.20 through 2A:17-56…

2A:17-56.53 Actions permitted by department to establish paternity, support orders; imposition of civil penalty. 4. Subject to safeguards on privacy and information security, prescribed pursuant to subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.60), and appropriate proc…

2A:17-56.54 Procedural due process requirements for enforcement of support provision. 5. For the purposes of enforcing a support provision in an order or judgment, procedural due process requirements may be deemed to have been met with respect to the party upon delivery of writte…

2A:17-56.55 Determination of cooperation; notification. 6. In accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner, the department shall make the determination as to whether an individual who has applied for or is receiving public assistance or assistance under the State Medic…

2A:17-56.56 Payment of past-due support for child receiving TANF assistance. 7. In any case in which an obligor owes past-due child support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a State program funded under TANF, the department is authorized to petition the court to …

2A:17-56.57 Information provided by financial institutions on non-custodial parents. 8. a. Each financial institution doing business in the State shall provide information to the department on all non-custodial parents who maintain an account at the financial institution and who …

2A:17-56.58 Establishment, maintenance of State case registry. 9. a. The department shall establish and maintain a State case registry. The department shall regularly monitor cases in the registry with respect to which services are being provided under the State Title IV-D plan. …

2A:17-56.59 Availability of information to federal, state agencies. 10. All federal and state agencies conducting activities pursuant to the requirements of Title IV-D, shall have access directly or through the department to any system used by the Division of Motor Vehicles in th…

2A:17-56.6. Time of remission of wages by employer An employer shall remit wages levied upon by a judgment or order of support within 10 days of the first wage payment after receipt of the judgment or order. L.1981, c. 203, s. 4, eff. July 9, 1981.

2A:17-56.60 Access to, use of social security numbers. 11. a. Subject to safeguards on privacy and information security provided for in this section: (1) The Social Security number of an applicant for any professional or occupational license, recreational or sporting license, dri…

2A:17-56.61 Reports from employers, labor organizations; noncompliance; penalties. 12. a. All employers, labor organizations, or other entities doing business in the State, which employ or contract with any person for financial compensation, including technology platforms used fo…

2A:17-56.62 Voidable transfers by child support judgment debtors. 13. In any case in which the department knows of a transfer by a child support judgment debtor pursuant to the "Uniform Voidable Transactions Act," R.S.25:2-20 et seq., with respect to which a prima facie case is e…

2A:17-56.63 Establishment of State disbursement unit. 14. a. The department shall be responsible for the establishment of a State disbursement unit, on or before October 1, 1999, for the collection and disbursement of payments under support orders in all Title IV-D cases, and in …

2A:17-56.64 Use of administrative enforcement. 15. a. The department shall use administrative enforcement, to the same extent as used for intrastate cases, in response to a request made by another state to enforce a support order, and shall promptly report the results of the enfo…

2A:17-56.65 Transfer of case between local county welfare agency and probation division. 16. The State IV-D agency and the court may transfer a case between local county welfare agency and Probation Division offices, respectively, without the need for additional filing by the pet…

2A:17-56.66 Regulations. 17. a. The commissioner, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act and to comply with the requirements of Pub.L.104-193; except that, notwithstandin…

2A:17-56.67 Termination of obligation to pay child support, medical support. 1. a. Unless otherwise provided in a court order, judgment, or court-approved preexisting agreement, the obligation to pay current child support or provide medical support, or both for a child shall term…

2A:17-56.68 Child support order to remain in effect for other children; adjustment. 2. a. Whenever there is an unallocated child support order for two or more children and the obligation to pay child support for one of the children is terminated by operation of law pursuant to se…

2A:17-56.69 Arrearages due and enforceable. 3. If a child support obligation is terminated by operation of law pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67), any arrearages that have accrued prior to the date of the termination shall remain due and enforceable. If the …

2A:17-56.70 Inapplicability of act relative to provisions of foreign jurisdictions. 4. The provisions of P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67 et seq.) shall not apply to child support provisions contained in orders or judgments entered by a foreign jurisdiction and registered in New Je…

2A:17-56.71 Inapplicability of act. 5. Nothing in P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67 et seq.) shall: a. require or relieve a parent from paying support or other costs while a child is enrolled full-time in a post-secondary education program; b. prohibit the State IV-D agency or the P…

2A:17-56.72 Construction of act. 6. Nothing in P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67 et seq.) shall be construed to prevent a parent who is responsible for paying child support from petitioning the court for the termination of child support for good cause prior to the child reaching 19 …

2A:17-56.73 Preparation, availability of information. 7. The Administrative Office of the Courts and the State IV-D agency shall cooperatively prepare and make available to the public information regarding the termination of child support obligations pursuant to P.L.2015, c.223 (…

2A:17-56.74 Rules of Court. 8. The Supreme Court may adopt Rules of Court appropriate or necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.223,s.8.

2A:17-56.75 Rules, regulations. 9. The Commissioner of Human Services may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.223,s.9.

2A:17-56.7a Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Child Support Program Improvement Act." L.1998,c.1,s.1.

2A:17-56.7b Findings, declarations relative to child support reform. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Title III of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-193, provides New Jersey with the authority and guidan…

2A:17-56.8 Enforcement of child support orders. 2. Every complaint, notice or pleading for the entry or modification of a support order and every court order which includes child support shall include a written notice to the obligor stating that the child support provision of the…

2A:17-56.9 Income withholding. 3. For support obligations that are payable through the Probation Division, the Probation Division shall mail the notice of immediate withholding to the obligor's payor if the payor is known. If the obligor's source of income is unknown at the time …

2A:17-56.9a Review of child support payments; adjustment or determination; challenge. 5. At least once every three years, unless the State has developed an automated cost-of-living adjustment program for child support payments, the parties subject to a Title IV-D support order sh…

2A:17-56.9b. Rules, regulations a. The Commissioner of Human Services shall, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this act. b. The…

2A:17-57. Definition; construction of article As used in this article, "rights and credits" include all rights and credits which may be taken by writ of attachment against nonresident debtors, and also rights and credits of an equitable nature, except such income and property as …

2A:17-58. Manner of levying and taking Rights and credits shall be levied upon and taken as property is taken under writs of attachment against nonresident debtors. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:17-59. Rights and credits taken and sold 2A:17-59. Rights and credits of a defendant in execution, or within his custody or control as a representative if he is sued in a representative capacity, may be levied upon, taken and sold or collected by virtue of such execution, wher…

2A:17-6. Dispute as to application of proceeds of executions out of different courts In a controversy between execution creditors as to the application of money realized from the sale of the property of a judgment debtor under executions issued out of different courts, the superi…