A divorce or family case The life of a divorce or family case in New Jersey, step by step: every station, its clock, and the Rule of Court behind it

The line at a glance

Every stop the paper makes, in order. Tap a stop to jump to it.

1. F1Complaint for divorce, verifiedFiled in the county where the plaintiff lived when the cause of action arose
   1. If custody or support alone, with no divorce: N1 to N3, then back at F10.
   2. N1The FD complaint, on the court's own formVenue where the child lives; the financial statement is filed with the first pleading
   3. N2The court mails it; the summons names a hearing dateServed by the court's own certified and ordinary mail; any written response no later than 15 days before the hearing
   4. N3The hearing on the return dayDecided summarily on the date in the summons; a complex-track request is made at that first hearing or not at all, barring exceptional circumstances
2. F2Summons and serviceSummons within 60 days of filing; served under the Part IV service rules
3. F3Answer, appearance, or counterclaimOn the summons's clock, 35 days from service; a counterclaim rides with the answer or comes later by leave
   1. If the defendant never answers: D1 to D2, then back at F9.
   2. D1Default entered; the non-military certificationAfter the answer clock runs out; no default order without the non-military certification
   3. D2Notice of Proposed Final JudgmentFiled and served not less than 20 days before the default hearing
4. F4The Case Information StatementWithin 20 days after the answer or appearance; amendments no later than 20 days before the final hearing
5. F5Track assignment and case management conferenceConference within 30 days after the last responsive pleading was due; the order fixes discovery and a firm trial date
6. F6Pendente lite motionsMotion filed 24 days before the return date; opposition 15 days before; reply 8 days before; add 3 days if mailed
7. F7Discovery90 days from service of the complaint on the expedited track; 120 days on the standard track; by order on priority and complex
8. F8Early Settlement Panel, then mediationESP submission 5 days before the panel; two hours of economic mediation after; custody mediation runs no more than two months
9. F9Trial and judgmentCustody hearing within six months of the last responsive pleading; a settlement put on the record gets a written judgment the same day, with 10 days to submit the fuller form
   1. If support goes unpaid: E1 to E2, then back at F10.
   2. E1Probation's notice, then a verified statement at 14 days of arrearsNotice by mail on the first missed payment; verified statement once arrears reach 14 days of support; no filing fee when Probation brings it
   3. E2Licenses, judgments by operation of law, executionSix months of arrears opens license suspension; each missed payment is a judgment on the first of the next month
10. F10After judgment: modification and enforcementAny time after judgment, on the same 24-15-8 motion clock; the order being enforced or changed is attached

Stop by stop

1. F1 Complaint for divorce, verified

   Clock: Filed in the county where the plaintiff lived when the cause of action arose

   The plaintiff files a complaint captioned in the Chancery Division, Family Part, in the county where they lived when the marriage broke down. The complaint states the facts, the statute relied on, both addresses, any earlier family case between the parties, and, where children are involved, each child's name, birth date and where they live. Sworn to it is the affidavit of verification and non-collusion. Riding with it: the insurance affidavit, the Confidential Litigant Information Sheet (filed apart, never served), and the certification that the filer was told about mediation and other alternatives. A divorce filed with a fee waiver is still this station.

   What the rule says 4 sources

   “All family actions shall be captioned in the Chancery Division Family Part.”

   R. 5:4-2(a) · as code

   “There shall be annexed to every complaint or counterclaim for divorce, dissolution of civil union, termination of domestic partnership, or nullity an oath or affirmation by the plaintiff or counterclaimant that the allegations of the complaint or counterclaim are true to the best of the party's knowledge, information and belief, and that the pleading is made in truth and good faith and without collusion for the causes set forth therein.”

   R. 5:4-2(c) · as code

   “venue in actions for divorce, dissolution of civil union or termination of domestic partnership, nullity and separate maintenance shall be laid in the county in which plaintiff was domiciled when the cause of action arose, or if plaintiff was not then domiciled in this State, then in the county in which defendant was domiciled when the cause of action arose”

   R. 5:7-1 · as code

   “All initial dissolution and non-dissolution pleadings of each party shall be accompanied by a completed Confidential Litigant Information Sheet in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts. The form shall be filed as a separate document and shall not be affixed to any other pleadings. No copy thereof shall be served on any opposing party.”

   R. 5:4-2(g) · as code

   Fork. If custody or support alone, with no divorce, the paper leaves the main line here for N1 and comes back at F10.

2. F2 Summons and service

   Clock: Summons within 60 days of filing; served under the Part IV service rules

   The plaintiff has a summons issued and served on the defendant the way any civil summons is served. Sixty days is the clock: a plaintiff who lets it pass without a summons hands the defendant a motion to dismiss, without prejudice unless the judge says otherwise.

   What the rule says 2 sources

   “Plaintiff shall cause a summons to issue within sixty (60) days after the filing of a dissolution complaint. Should plaintiff fail to issue a summons within sixty (60) days from the date of the filing of a dissolution complaint, defendant may seek dismissal of the complaint or such other relief as is just and equitable. Such dismissal shall be without prejudice unless otherwise specified in the order.”

   R. 5:4-5 · as code

   “the summons in all civil family actions shall be in the form prescribed by R. 4:4- 2 and shall be served in accordance with R. 4:4.”

   R. 5:4-1(a) · as code

3. F3 Answer, appearance, or counterclaim

   Clock: On the summons's clock, 35 days from service; a counterclaim rides with the answer or comes later by leave

   The defendant answers, or simply files a general appearance and is still heard on custody, parenting time, alimony, child support, equitable distribution and fees. A counterclaim for divorce can come with the answer, or later with leave, and not filing one costs nothing. A defendant who does nothing leaves this station for the default rail.

   What the rule says 2 sources

   “a defendant in a family action shall file an answer in accordance with R. 4:5-3 or a general appearance and, without filing an answer, be heard on issues of custody of children, parenting time or visitation, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, counsel fees and other issues incidental to the proceeding.”

   R. 5:4-3(a) · as code

   “A counterclaim may state any family cause of action, and any other cause or causes of action which exist at the time of service of the counterclaim. A counterclaim not stated in an answer may be filed by leave of the court at any time prior to final judgment. Failure to counterclaim for divorce, dissolution of civil union, termination of domestic partnership, or nullity shall not bar such cause of action.”

   R. 5:4-2(d) · as code

   Fork. If the defendant never answers, the paper leaves the main line here for D1 and comes back at F9.

4. F4 The Case Information Statement

   Clock: Within 20 days after the answer or appearance; amendments no later than 20 days before the final hearing

   Each side files the Family Case Information Statement, the sworn ledger of income, assets, debts and monthly expenses that every money decision in the case is built on. Skip it and the judge can dismiss your pleadings. It is confidential, kept out of the public file, and the duty to keep it current runs until the end.

   What the rule says 4 sources

   “The case information statement required by this rule shall be filed and served in all contested family actions, except summary actions, in which there is any issue as to custody, support, alimony or equitable distribution.”

   R. 5:5-2(a) · as code

   “an initial case information statement or certification that no such statement is required under subparagraph (a) shall be filed by each party with the clerk in the county of venue within 20 days after the filing of an Answer or Appearance or at any other time designated by the court.”

   R. 5:5-2(b) · as code

   “The court on either its own or a party's motion may, on notice to all parties, dismiss a party's pleadings for failure to have filed a case information statement.”

   R. 5:5-2(b) · as code

   “The Family Case Information Statement and all attachments thereto shall be confidential and unavailable for public inspection, pursuant to R. 1:38-3(d)(1).”

   R. 5:5-2(f) · as code

5. F5 Track assignment and case management conference

   Clock: Conference within 30 days after the last responsive pleading was due; the order fixes discovery and a firm trial date

   The Family Presiding Judge sorts the case onto a track once the Case Information Statements are in: priority if custody or parenting time is contested, expedited if there is little to fight over, complex if it will eat resources, standard otherwise. The case management conference, often by phone, ends in an order with a discovery schedule and a trial date that is meant to hold.

   What the rule says 4 sources

   “The action shall be assigned to the priority track if it involves contested custody or parenting time issues.”

   R. 5:1-4(a) · as code

   “a dissolution action shall be assigned to the expedited track if (A) there is no dispute as to either the income of the parties or the identifiable value of the assets and no issue of custody or parenting time has been raised; (B) the parties have had a marital, domestic partnership or civil union relationship for less than five years and have no children; (C) the parties have entered into a property settlement agreement; or (D) the action is uncontested.”

   R. 5:1-4(a) · as code

   “In civil family actions assigned to the standard or expedited track, a case management conference, which may be by telephone, shall be held within 30 days after the expiration of the time for the last permissible responsive pleading.”

   R. 5:5-7(b) · as code

   “Following the conference, the court shall enter a case management order fixing a discovery schedule and a firm trial date.”

   R. 5:5-7(b) · as code

6. F6 Pendente lite motions

   Clock: Motion filed 24 days before the return date; opposition 15 days before; reply 8 days before; add 3 days if mailed

   Nobody waits a year for support. Either side moves for temporary support, counsel fees, restraints or custody arrangements while the case runs, with a current Case Information Statement attached. Family motions carry the litigants' notice in the rule, certifications are capped at twenty-five pages, and a judge may post a tentative decision that becomes the order unless someone still wants to argue.

   What the rule says 5 sources

   “Applications for support, counsel fees and costs pendente lite, whether made with the complaint or by notice of motion thereafter, shall be accompanied by a completed case information statement in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts pursuant to R. 5:5-2.”

   R. 5:7-2(a) · as code

   “If pendente lite relief is sought, by way of preliminary restraint, to hold a party in contempt or to enforce litigant's rights, the application shall be by motion or order to show cause.”

   R. 5:7-2(b) · as code

   “A notice of motion shall be served and filed, together with supporting affidavits and briefs, when necessary, not later than 24 days before the time specified for the return date.”

   R. 5:5-4 · as code

   “Any opposing affidavits, cross-motions or objections shall be served and filed not later than 15 days before the return date.”

   R. 5:5-4 · as code

   “If service is made by mail, 3 days shall be added to the above time periods.”

   R. 5:5-4 · as code

7. F7 Discovery

   Clock: 90 days from service of the complaint on the expedited track; 120 days on the standard track; by order on priority and complex

   Interrogatories go out as of course, and the financial ones can be answered by pointing to the Case Information Statement. Depositions are allowed on everything except the grounds for the divorce itself. Document demands, admissions, and copies of papers named in the pleadings need no leave; anything else does.

   What the rule says 2 sources

   “Interrogatories as to all issues in all family actions may be served by any party as of course pursuant to R. 4:17. An interrogatory requesting financial information may be answered by reference to the case information statement required by R. 5:5-2.”

   R. 5:5-1 · as code

   “Discovery shall be completed within 90 days from the date of service of the original complaint in actions assigned to the expedited track and within 120 days from said date in actions assigned to the standard track. In actions assigned to the priority or complex track, time for completion of discovery shall be prescribed by case management order.”

   R. 5:5-1 · as code

8. F8 Early Settlement Panel, then mediation

   Clock: ESP submission 5 days before the panel; two hours of economic mediation after; custody mediation runs no more than two months

   Before trial, volunteer lawyers on the county's Early Settlement Panel read both sides' submissions and say what the case should settle for. Skip the panel and the court can charge fees or dismiss your pleadings. If it does not settle there, an order sends the money issues to a mediator, the first two hours free from the statewide list. Custody and parenting time, if genuinely disputed, go to their own mediation.

   What the rule says 5 sources

   “Parties to cases that have been so referred shall participate in the program as scheduled. The failure of a party to participate in the program or to provide a case information statement or such other required information may result in the assessment of counsel fees and/or dismissal of the non-cooperating party's pleadings. Not later than five days prior to the scheduled panel session, each party shall be required to provide a submission to the ESP coordinator in the county of venue, with a copy to the designated panelists, if known.”

   R. 5:5-5 · as code

   “In any matter in which a settlement is not achieved at the time of the ESP, an order for mediation or other post-ESP Complementary Dispute Resolution ("CDR") event shall be entered.”

   R. 5:5-6(a) · as code

   “As provided in R. 1:40-4(b), litigants selecting a mediator from the statewide approved list of mediators will not be charged a fee for the mandatory first two hours of mediation.”

   R. 5:5-6(b) · as code

   “In family actions in which the court finds that either the custody of children or parenting time issues, or both, are a genuine and substantial issue, the court shall refer the case to mediation in accordance with the provisions of R. 1:40-5.”

   R. 5:8-1 · as code

   “The mediation process shall last no longer than two months from the date it commences or is ordered to commence, whichever is sooner.”

   R. 5:8-1 · as code

9. Side rail. If the defendant never answers: D1 to D2, off the main line at F3.

   1. D1 Default entered; the non-military certification

      Clock: After the answer clock runs out; no default order without the non-military certification

      The defendant was served and never answered or appeared. Default is entered the ordinary civil way, but a Family Part default judgment needs no separate motion. Before any order goes in by default, the plaintiff certifies that the defendant is not on active military duty.

      What the rule says 2 sources

      “Defaults shall be entered in accordance with R. 4:43-1, except that a default judgment in a Family Part matter may be entered without separate notice of motion as set forth in R. 4:43-2.”

      R. 5:5-10 · as code

      “In every action and proceeding for divorce, dissolution of civil union, termination of domestic partnership, nullity, separate maintenance, or child support, no order shall be entered by default unless an affidavit or certification of non-military service is provided to the court, as provided in R. 1:5-7.”

      R. 5:7-9 · as code

   2. D2 Notice of Proposed Final Judgment

      Clock: Filed and served not less than 20 days before the default hearing

      If the plaintiff wants more than the divorce itself, the absent defendant still gets to see the bill: a notice laying out every asset and debt, how the plaintiff proposes to split them, what alimony or child support is asked, and a parenting schedule, with a filed Case Information Statement attached. A defendant who signed a written property settlement agreement gets no notice; there is nothing left to propose. From here the case goes to the default hearing and judgment.

      What the rule says 2 sources

      “In those cases where equitable distribution, alimony, child support and other relief are sought and a default has been entered, the plaintiff shall file and serve on the defaulting party, in accordance with R. 1:5-2, a Notice of Proposed Final Judgment ("Notice"), not less than 20 days prior to the hearing date.”

      R. 5:5-10 · as code

      “When a written property settlement agreement has been executed, the plaintiff shall not be obligated to file such a Notice.”

      R. 5:5-10 · as code

   Rejoins. Back on the main line at F9.

10. F9 Trial and judgment

    Clock: Custody hearing within six months of the last responsive pleading; a settlement put on the record gets a written judgment the same day, with 10 days to submit the fuller form

    The default rail has rejoined the line. Most cases end with a settlement read into the record and a written judgment entered on the spot; the parties have ten days to send in the fuller form that folds in the property settlement agreement. A contested case is tried day to day to the end; the grounds need no corroborating witness, and a custody hearing has its own six-month clock. Any support the judgment orders goes through Probation and the Family Support Payment Center, with a guidelines worksheet stapled to the order.

    What the rule says 6 sources

    “When a settlement is placed on the record and a judgment is entered orally, a contemporaneous written final judgment shall be entered. The parties within ten days of such entry may submit to the court a proposed amended form of final judgment setting forth the terms of the settlement or specifically incorporating the parties' written property settlement agreement.”

    R. 5:5-9 · as code

    “Where the court finds that the custody of children is a genuine and substantial issue, the court shall set a hearing date no later than six months after the last responsive pleading.”

    R. 5:8-6 · as code

    “All elements of a claim for divorce, dissolution of civil union, termination of domestic partnership or nullity may be proved without corroboration.”

    R. 5:7-3 · as code

    “Insofar as practicable, civil family actions should be tried continuously to conclusion and, in the absence of exigent circumstances, shall be so tried in counties in which four or more judges are assigned to the Family Part on a full-time basis.”

    R. 5:3-6 · as code

    “All orders which include payment of child support, or spousal support in conjunction with child support on the same order, shall be entered onto the statewide automated child support enforcement system, and presumptively deemed payable to the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center, and supervised by the Probation Division, unless the court orders otherwise, for good cause shown.”

    R. 5:7-4 · as code

    “A completed child support guidelines worksheet in the form prescribed in Appendix IX of these Rules shall be attached to any order or judgment that includes child support, whether calculated by the court or submitted to the court for approval.”

    R. 5:6A · as code

    Fork. If support goes unpaid, the paper leaves the main line here for E1 and comes back at F10.

11. Side rail. If custody or support alone, with no divorce: N1 to N3, off the main line at F1.

    1. N1 The FD complaint, on the court's own form

       Clock: Venue where the child lives; the financial statement is filed with the first pleading

       No divorce, just custody, parenting time, or support: a non-dissolution (FD) case. It starts on the verified complaint form the Administrative Director publishes, filed in the county where the child lives, with a financial statement if child support is in play and the Confidential Litigant Information Sheet as always. It is summary by design: no track, no discovery, no motions.

       What the rule says 4 sources

       “Non-dissolution actions shall commence with the filing of a verified complaint/counterclaim form promulgated by the Administrative Director of the Courts, except that attorneys may file a non-conforming complaint, which must have appended to it a completed supplement promulgated by the Administrative Director of the Courts.”

       R. 5:4-2(i) · as code

       “a summary action for support may be brought by either the party entitled thereto, an assistance agency or a party seeking to establish that party's support obligation provided no other family action is pending in which the issue of support has been or could be raised.”

       R. 5:6-1 · as code

       “In any summary action in which support of a child is in issue, each party shall, on the filing of the initial pleading, provide the court with a financial statement in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts.”

       R. 5:5-3(a) · as code

       “In actions primarily involving the support or parentage of a child (except actions in which the issue of support of a child is joined with claims for divorce, dissolution of civil union, termination of domestic partnership, or nullity) venue shall be laid, pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), in the county of New Jersey in which the child is domiciled, if New Jersey is determined to be the child's home state, as defined under N.J.S.A. 2A:4-30.125.”

       R. 5:2-1 · as code

    2. N2 The court mails it; the summons names a hearing date

       Clock: Served by the court's own certified and ordinary mail; any written response no later than 15 days before the hearing

       The filer does not chase a process server. The Family Part mails the complaint to the other side by certified and ordinary mail at once, and the summons, instead of demanding an answer, names the date to show up. The other side may file a written response up to fifteen days before the hearing, but does not have to in order to be heard on custody, parenting time or support.

       What the rule says 3 sources

       “The Family Part shall mail all documents filed by the parties, including the initial complaint, counterclaim, applications, cross-application and all supporting documents including Financial Statements and Case Information Statements, simultaneously by both certified and ordinary mail to the mailing address of the adverse party provided by the filing party.”

       R. 5:4-4(b) · as code

       “The summons shall comply with the requirements of R. 4:4-2 except that in lieu of requiring an answer it shall notify the defendant to appear at the time, date and place therein set forth to answer the complaint, a copy of which shall be annexed thereto.”

       R. 5:4-1(b) · as code

       “In summary family actions in which the process fixes a hearing date, the defendant may file a responsive pleading no later than 15 days prior to the hearing date. The defendant shall not be required to file a responsive pleading to appear on the hearing date to be heard on issues of custody, parenting time, visitation, child support, and other related issues.”

       R. 5:4-3(b) · as code

    3. N3 The hearing on the return day

       Clock: Decided summarily on the date in the summons; a complex-track request is made at that first hearing or not at all, barring exceptional circumstances

       Parents fighting over custody or parenting time first sit through the education program and a consent conference; a deal there becomes a consent order. Otherwise the judge hears and decides the case on the return day, in a summary manner, and a plaintiff who does not show can be dismissed. A party who thinks the case needs discovery or experts asks at that first hearing for the complex track. Support is recorded on the Uniform Order for Summary Support. Afterward, applications for post-dispositional relief take the place of motions, so the spur rejoins the line at the post-judgment station.

       What the rule says 5 sources

       “The court shall hear and determine the matter in a summary manner on the return day fixed in the process unless it is adjourned by or with the consent of the court. If the plaintiff does not attend the hearing, the court may dismiss the complaint, adjourn the matter to a future date and renotify the parties or take other appropriate action.”

       R. 5:6-3(a) · as code

       “In all initial non-dissolution cases where the parents or caregivers of a child are seeking custody or parenting time, the parties shall be required to attend the non-dissolution education program and a subsequent consent conference.”

       R. 5:8-7 · as code

       “While non-dissolution actions are presumed to be summary and non-complex, at the first hearing following the filing of a non-dissolution application, the court, on oral application by a party or an attorney for a party, shall determine whether the case should be placed on a complex track.”

       R. 5:5-7(c) · as code

       “In non-dissolution support proceedings, the court shall record its decision using the Uniform Order for Summary Support promulgated by the Administrative Director of the Courts.”

       R. 5:7-4 · as code

       “Applications for post-dispositional relief shall replace motion practice in Family Part summary actions.”

       R. 5:4-4(a) · as code

    Rejoins. Back on the main line at F10.

12. Side rail. If support goes unpaid: E1 to E2, off the main line at F9.

    1. E1 Probation's notice, then a verified statement at 14 days of arrears

       Clock: Notice by mail on the first missed payment; verified statement once arrears reach 14 days of support; no filing fee when Probation brings it

       Support paid through Probation is watched by Probation. One missed payment brings a letter; two weeks of arrears, or a lapse in ordered health coverage, brings a verified statement and Probation's own application to the court on the payee's behalf, with no filing fee. Notice to the payor's last known home or work address counts as service.

       What the rule says 3 sources

       “If a person fails to make payments or provide health insurance coverage as directed by an order or judgment, the Probation Division responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance shall notify such person by mail that such failure may result in the institution of Relief to Litigant proceedings in accordance with R. 1:10-3 and R. 5:3-7(b). Upon the accumulation of a support arrearage equal to or in excess of the amount of support payable for 14 days or failure to provide health insurance coverage as ordered, the Probation Division shall file a verified statement setting forth the facts establishing disobedience of the order or judgment.”

       R. 5:7-5(a) · as code

       “If the application for relief is made on behalf of a party by the Probation Division, filing fees shall be waived.”

       R. 5:7-5(a) · as code

       “For purposes of enforcing a support provision in an order or judgment, the court may deem due process requirements for notice and service of process to have been met with respect to the obligor on delivery of written notice to the most recent residential or employer address.”

       R. 5:4-4 · as code

    2. E2 Licenses, judgments by operation of law, execution

       Clock: Six months of arrears opens license suspension; each missed payment is a judgment on the first of the next month

       Every past-due child support payment is a judgment by operation of law, docketed automatically on the first of the following month when Probation runs the account, and interest runs on it. At six months of arrears the driver's, recreational and occupational licenses are on the table after notice and a hearing. Probation can prepare and serve a writ that freezes a bank account until the judge orders the money turned over. Support not paid through Probation needs a motion to fix the arrears as a judgment, or an application moving the account to Probation. Then the line rejoins at enforcement and modification.

       What the rule says 4 sources

       “past-due child support payments are a judgment by operation of law on or after the date due and are subject to post-judgment interest at the rates prescribed in Rule 4:42-11 at the time of satisfaction or execution. Past-due child support payable through the Probation Division shall be automatically docketed as civil judgments with the Clerk of the Superior Court on the first day of the month following the date the payment was due.”

       R. 5:7-5(d) · as code

       “an obligor’s licenses to drive, participate in recreational activities, or to practice licensed occupations may be denied, suspended, or revoked after notice and a hearing if: child support arrears equal or exceed the amount payable for six months;”

       R. 5:7-5(b) · as code

       “Service of the writ shall freeze the asset for the amount of the judgment, but no turnover of funds shall be made or required to be made until ordered by the court.”

       R. 5:7-5(c) · as code

       “For child support that is not payable through the Probation Division, the obligee shall file a motion with the court asking that the amount of past-due child support be fixed and that a judgment be entered for that amount.”

       R. 5:7-5(d) · as code

    Rejoins. Back on the main line at F10.

13. F10 After judgment: modification and enforcement

    Clock: Any time after judgment, on the same 24-15-8 motion clock; the order being enforced or changed is attached

    The judgment is not the end of the line. Alimony, child support, custody and parenting time can all be revisited by motion when circumstances change, with the old order and both the old and the new Case Information Statements attached; the other side only has to open its books once the movant shows a real change. A party who breaks the order faces the rule's own list of remedies, from make-up parenting time to arrears fixed as a judgment, a suspended license, or jail.

    What the rule says 4 sources

    “When a motion is filed for enforcement or modification of a prior order or judgment, a copy of the order or judgment sought to be enforced, modified or terminated shall be appended to the pleading filed in support of the motion.”

    R. 5:5-4 · as code

    “the movant shall append copies of the movant’s current case information statement and the movant’s case information statement previously executed or filed in connection with the order, judgment or agreement sought to be modified. If the court concludes that the party seeking relief has demonstrated a prima facie showing of substantial change of circumstances or that there is other good cause, then the court shall order the opposing party to file a copy of a current case information statement.”

    R. 5:5-4 · as code

    “On finding that a party has violated an order respecting custody or parenting time, the court may order, in addition to the remedies provided by R. 1:10-3, any of the following remedies, either singly or in combination: (1) compensatory time with the children;”

    R. 5:3-7(a) · as code

    “On finding that a party has violated an alimony, financial maintenance, or child support order the court may, in addition to remedies provided by R. 1:10-3, grant any of the following remedies, either singly or in combination: (1) fixing the amount of arrearages and entering a judgment upon which interest accrues; (2) requiring payment of arrearages on a periodic basis; (3) suspension of an occupational license or driver's license consistent with law;”

    R. 5:3-7(b) · as code