New Jersey § 2a:4-30
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:4-30, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:4-30.
Contest of registration or enforcement. a. A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or
seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following
defenses: (1) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; (2) the order was obtained by fraud; (3) the order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order; (4) the issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal; (5) there is a defense under the law of this State to the remedy sought; (6) full or partial payment has been made; (7) the statute of limitation under section 48 of this act 1 precludes enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or (8) the alleged controlling order is not the controlling order. b. If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection
a., a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding
to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and issue other appropriate
orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all remedies
available under the law of this State. c. If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection a. to the
validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall
issue an order confirming the order. 1
N.J.S.A. § 2A:4-30.171.
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