New Jersey § 2a:34-82

§ 2a:34-82.

a. A petition under this article shall be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of the order confirming

registration, if any, shall be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original. b. A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination shall state: (1) whether the court that issued the determination identified the jurisdictional

basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so, what the basis was; (2) whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed,

or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced under this act and, if so,

identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; (3) whether any proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding,

including proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination

of parental rights, and adoptions and, if so, identify the court and the case number

and the nature of the proceeding; (4) the present physical address of the child and the respondent, if known; and (5) whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody of the child and

attorney's fees is sought, including a request for assistance from law enforcement

officials and, if so, the relief sought: and (6) if the child custody determination has been registered and confirmed under section

27 of this act, 1 the date and place of registration. c. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order directing the respondent

to appear in person with or without the child at a hearing and may enter any orders

necessary to ensure the safety of the parties and the child. The hearing shall be held on the next judicial day following service of process

unless that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first day possible. The court may extend the date of hearing at the request of the petitioner. d. An order issued under subsection c. of this section shall state the time and place

of the hearing and advise the respondent that at the hearing the court will order

that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child and the payment

of fees, costs, and expenses under section 34 of this act, 2 and may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate, unless

the respondent appears and establishes that: (1) the child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under section

27 of this act, and that (a) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under article 2 of this act; 3 (b) the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated,

stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under article

2 of this act; or (c) the respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance

with the standards of section 8 4 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is

sought; or (2) the child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered

and confirmed under section 27 of this act, but has been vacated, stayed or modified

by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under article 2 of this act or

federal law. 1

N.J.S.A. § 2A:34-79. 2

N.J.S.A. § 2A:34-86. 3

N.J.S.A. § 2A:34-65 et seq. 4

N.J.S.A. § 2A:34-60.