STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHAVONDA E. SUMTER
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Codifies additional options for the court to enforce court-ordered child support in certain cases.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning the enforcement of child support orders and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. If the court finds that an obligor has knowingly and willfully become delinquent in the payment of court-ordered child support, the court may, in addition to other penalties provided by law, order that the person do one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly financial statements showing income and expenses from the business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or other memorandum of the person’s employment search efforts; or (iii) report to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for job search services to find employment that will be subject to withholding of child support.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill is intended to codify additional options for the court in cases of willful or knowing violations of court orders related to child support by persons who conduct a business or who are self-employed. The bill provides that if the court finds that an obligor has become delinquent in the payment of court-ordered child support, then the court is authorized pursuant to its authority to enforce an order to of the court, and in addition to other penalties provided by law, to order that the person do one or more of the following: (i) provide to the court monthly financial statements showing income and expenses from the business or the self-employment; (ii) seek employment and report periodically to the court with a diary, listing, or other memorandum of his or her employment search efforts; or (iii) report to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for job search services to find employment that will be subject to withholding of child support.
This bill is modeled after a recent Illinois enactment, Public Act 097-1029.