New Jersey § 2a:34-78
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:34-78, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:34-78.
a. A court of this State which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody
determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that
does not provide for a specific visitation schedule. b. If a court of this State makes an order under paragraph (2) of subsection a. of
this section, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to
allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the
criteria specified in article 2 of this act. 1 The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the
period expires. 1
N.J.S.A. § 2A:34-65 et seq.
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