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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:17-56.70

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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 Jersey for modification or enforcement pursuant to the “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,” P.L.1998, c.2 (C. 2A:4-30.65 et seq.) or any succeeding law that is substantially similar, or a law or procedure substantially similar to the “Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act,” originally adopted in New Jersey as P.L.1952, c.197 (C. 2A:4-30.1 et seq.) but subsequently repealed, or the “Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act,” originally adopted in New Jersey as P.L.1981, c.243 (C. 2A:4-30.24 et seq.) but also subsequently repealed.

L.2015, c.223,s.4.