Family Practice Committee

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction
II. Proposed Rule Amendments
A. Proposed Amendment to R. 1:21-1(a)(1) – Who May Practice; Attorney Access and Availability; Appearance in Court – Qualifications
Rule 1:21-1. Who May Practice; Attorney Access and Availability; Appearance in Court
B. Proposed Amendment to R. 1:38-3 – Court Records Excluded from Public Access
Rule 1:38-3. Court Records Excluded from Public Access
C. Proposed Amendment to R. 2:9-1 – Control by Appellate Court of Proceedings Pending Appeal or Certification
Rule 2:9-1. Control by Appellate Court of Proceedings Pending Appeal or Certification
D. Proposed Amendments to R. 5:3-2 – Closed Hearings; Record
Rule 5:3-2. Closed hearings; record
E. Proposed Amendments to R. 5:4-2 – Complaint
Rule 5:4-2. Complaint
F. Proposed Amendment to R. 5:5-4 – Motions in Family Actions
Rule 5:5-4. Motions in Family Actions
G. Proposed Amendments to R. 5:5-7 – Case Management Conference in Civil Family Actions1
Rule 5:5-7. Case Management Conferences in Civil Family Actions
H. Proposed Amendment to R. 5:6-1 – When and by Whom Filed
Rule 5:6-1. When and by Whom Filed
I. Proposed Amendments to R. 5:7-4 – Orders Establishing Alimony and Child Support Obligations
Rule 5:7-4. Orders Establishing Alimony and Child Support Obligations
J. Proposed Amendments to R. 5:7-5 – Failure to Pay; Enforcement by the Court or Party; Suspension and Revocation of Licenses for Failure to Support Dependents; Execution of Assets for Child Support; Child Support Judgments and Post-Judgment Interest
Rule 5:7-5. Failure to Pay; Enforcement by the Court or Party; Suspension and Revocation of Licenses for Failure to Support Dependents; Execution of Assets for Child Support; Child Support Judgments and Post-Judgment Interest
K. Proposed Amendments to R. 5:12-4 – Case Management Conference, Hearings, Trial, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings
Rule 5:12-4. Case Management Conference, Hearings, Trial, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings
L. Proposed Amendment to Appendix V – Family Part Case Information Statement
M. Proposed Technical Amendment to Delete Reference to Actual Minimum Wage Amount in Rules Appendix IX-A
N. Proposed Amendment to Rules Appendix IX-A – Considerations in Use of Child Support Guidelines, Section 10(b), Multiple Family Obligations
O. Proposed Amendment to Rules Appendix IX-H: Expansion of Income Limit and Withholding Allowances
III. Proposed New Rules
A. Proposed New R. 5:7-4A – Income Withholding for Child Support; Notices
[New] Rule 5:7-4A. Income Withholding for Child Support; Notices
B. Proposed New R. 5:7-11 – Application for Title IV-D Child Support Services; Probation Division Enforcement Monitoring-Only Services
[New] Rule 5:7-11. Application for Title IV-D Child Support Services; Probation Division Enforcement Monitoring-Only Services
C. Proposed New R. 5:10-17. Gestational Carrier Matters; Orders of Parentage
[New] Rule 5:10-17. Gestational Carrier Matters; Orders of Parentage
IV. Issues Considered Without Recommendation
A. Confidential Personal Identifiers in a Qualified Domestic Relations Order
B. Proposed Amendment to R. 4:52-1- Temporary Restraint and Interlocutory Injunction – Application on Filing of Complaint
C. Offer of Judgment in Dissolution Matters
D. Page Count Limit Pursuant to R. 5:5-4 – Third Party Certification in Motion
E. Marital Settlement Agreement and Judgment of Divorce
F. Custody Evaluators and the Appointment of Experts
G. Case Management Orders in Family Actions
H. Filing of Family Case Information Statement in Pre-Divorce Support Actions
I. Post-Judgment Interest on Title IV-D Child Support Judgments
J. Treatment of Expenses for Extracurricular Activities in the Child Support Guidelines, Rules Appendix IX
K. The Addition of a Driving-age Child to Family’s Automobile Insurance Policy – Appendix IX-A
L. Increasing the Number of Withholding Allowances in the Child Support Guidelines Tax Table – Rules Appendix IX-H
M. Miscellaneous Issues – Rules Appendix IX
V. Other Recommendations
A. Selection of Experts
Discussion
Recommendation
VI. Matters Held for Consideration
A. When a Court Rule Authorizes the Administrative Director of the Courts to Promulgate a Form, the Rule Should Indicate that the Form is Located on the Judiciary’s Website
B. Conflict Between R. 3:26-2(a) and Section 6.4.2 of the Domestic Violence Procedures Manual – Authority of a Municipal Court Judge to Set Bail
C. Whether to Adjust the Child Support Guidelines Self-Support Reserve (SSR) – Rules Appendix IX-A, Section 7.h
D. Clarify Time Frame for Serving a Dissolution Complaint
E. Adjustment of Child Support for Elder Care
F. Arbitration Following Early Settlement Panel
G. Use of Restraints in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
H. Case Information Statement – Time Frames for College Expenses
VII. Out of Cycle Activity
A. Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on the Arbitration of Family Court Matters
Committee Members and Staff
List of Attachments