New Jersey Statutes 2A:4-30.134. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:4-30.134
- 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.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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 tribunal of another state to enforce:
(1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,” P.L.2016, c.1 (C. 2A:14-30.124 et al.); or
(2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
b. A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
L.2016, c.1, s.11.