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Pasqua v. Council, [1] 892 A.2d 663 (N.J. 2006) was a landmark family court decision decided by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 2006. The court ruled that indigent parents facing the serious threat of incarceration for nonpayment of child support were entitled to legal counsel.
Child Support Enforcement Office [63] Nevada Revised Statute §§ 125B.070 to -.080 [64] Office of Child Support Enforcement [65] New Hampshire Revised Statute §§ 458-C:1 to -:7, [66] based on the Income Shares model [13] Division of Child Support Services [67] New Jersey Rules of Court Appendix IX, [68] based on the Income Shares model [13]
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. [1] The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The federal agency responsible for enforcing child support is the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). [9] In response to the Turner decision, OCSE responded that states should review their procedures to ensure that the proceedings are fair by giving the obligor-parents an opportunity to provide and respond to questions regarding their ...
The Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA), passed in 1950, concerns interstate cooperation in the collection of spousal and child support. [1] The law establishes procedures for enforcement in cases in which the person owing alimony or child support is in one state and the person to whom the support is owed is in another state (hence the word "reciprocal").
Child support programs work with district or state attorneys, law enforcement agencies and officials of family or domestic relations courts to deliver services at the local level. OCSS is the U.S. central authority for international child support and provides assistance to families, states, and countries seeking support when family members live ...
The Act also establishes which state's law will be applied in proceedings under the Act, an important factor as support laws vary greatly among the states. [5] The Act establishes rules requiring every state to defer to child support orders entered by the state courts of the child's home state.
In United States law, the Bradley Amendment) is an amendment intended to improve the effectiveness of child support enforcement. It is named after Senator Bill Bradley , who introduced it. The Bradley Amendment requires state courts to prohibit retroactive reduction of child support obligations.