Rules of Court · Part 5 · New Jersey
R. 5:14-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:14-3: Judgment, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Judgment
The judgment or order shall determine the existence or non-existence of the parent child relationship and may contain any other provisions concerning support, custody, guardianship, visitation, reasonable expenses of pregnancy, and any matter in the best interest of the child or as provided by law. In determining the amount of support to be paid and the period during which the duty of support is owed, the court shall apply the child support guidelines set forth in Rule 5:6A and Appendix IX of these Rules. The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts and the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pre-trial proceedings, including blood or genetic tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. The adjudication of paternity is not required to establish a child support order if the parent-child relationship has been established by a court or administrative agency of another state, by the alleged father executing a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity in another state, or the alleged father executing a Certificate of Parentage in this State.
Note: Source-new. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended June 28, 1996, to be effective immediately.
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rule 5:14-3 "Judgment" {
The judgment or order shall determine the existence or non-existence of the parent child relationship and may contain any other provisions concerning support, custody, guardianship, visitation, reasonable expenses of pregnancy, and any matter in the best interest of the child or as provided by law. In determining the amount of support to be paid and the period during which the duty of support is owed, the court shall apply the child support guidelines set forth in Rule 5:6A and Appendix IX of these Rules. The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts and the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pre-trial proceedings, including blood or genetic tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. The adjudication of paternity is not required to establish a child support order if the parent-child relationship has been established by a court or administrative agency of another state, by the alleged father executing a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity in another state, or the alleged father executing a Certificate of Parentage in this State.
Note: Source-new. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended June 28, 1996, to be effective immediately.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 5:14-2 · R. 5:14-4 → · chapter 5:14 · all rules
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