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Family Court
ProceedingsSamantha Tobin

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Monmouth Vicinage
Family Division
Mission: to resolve disputes,
assure the rights of litigants, act
in the best interest of our children
and accommodate the needs of
the community to the best of our
ability.
Method
Work closely to
ensure that
litigants are
treated fairly and
their cases are
moved quickly
and effectively
through the
system.
Composition
The Family
Division
Presiding
Judge, the
Family Division
Manager, two
Assistant
Division
Managers,
eleven Team
Leaders and
support staff

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Dockets of the Family
Court System
 DOCKETS (legal actions to be heard
by court):
 Dissolution/Divorce
 Non-Dissolution
 Domestic Violence
 Violations of Restraining Orders
 Juvenile Delinquency
 Abuse and Neglect
 Termination of Parental Rights
 Child Placement Review
 Kinship Guardianship
 Contested Adoptions
 Family Crisis

4. + Custody
Visitation/Parenting Time
Spousal Support
Divorce
Separate Maintenance
Child Support
Domestic Violence
Restraining Orders
Kinship Guardianship
SPECIF
IC
ISSUES

5. +  Child support services include:
 locating the parent who has a
responsibility to support their child
 legally determining if a person is the
biological parent of the child
 obtaining an order for child support
 collecting support payments
 keeping accurate records of payments
 enforcing the support order.
What
Is
Child
Support

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Income withholding
Federal law requires child
support payments to be
automatically deducted
from the non-custodial
parent's paycheck.
Non-custodial parent is
the parent that the child
does not permanently
live with
the employer sends a
check to the child support
agency
Support
Payment
Laws in New
Jersey

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Income Level Percentage with Both
Parents
Under $ 5,000 18.5
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999 17.4
$ 10,000 - $ 14,999 38.6
$ 15,000 - $ 24,999 51.8
$ 25,000 - $ 39,999 63.5
$ 40,000 - $ 49,999 83.9
$ 50,000 and over 91.6
Based on the data analyzed by
Lauer and Lauer and the data
presented by Marciano, we can
compare the average amount of
child support per week in New
Jersey to the national income of
duel-income families.

8. +Female-headed families
are more likely to
experience poverty than
male-headed families.
About half of the children
living in poverty are in
female-headed families.
The courts favor the
mother in terms of
custodial rights and
supporting the child, but it
might be better to give the
father equal rights, as this
would benefit the livelihood
of the child

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CHILD SUPPORT CASE
•Courts are necessary to legally finalize terms of
child support
•Parents encouraged to agree on terms in an
informal setting first
•Better for child to absolve differences before
hearing

10. Procedure
•Schedule an appointment
•Case is heard by a child support officer
•Child support officer makes a recommendation to
parents about details of the agreement
•If both parties agree to terms set forth by officer,
it immediately becomes legalized and is
considered an order of the court
•In this case, the parents did not agree with
officers decision
•Appeal
•Scheduled an additional hearing with a
judge for a later date
•Was not available to meet that day