Jurisdiction

#1 01-24-2003, 07:59 PM

What is the name of your state? New Jersey
I live in New Jersey and my ex lives
in Penn. It has been over 3 years since our last child support hearing. As it has been over 3 years can I have the jurisdiction moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania

stealth2 · #2 01-25-2003, 07:41 AM

PA issued the original order? Are you the CP or NCP? I recently had jurisdiction of both custody & support moved to NJ, but my ex no longer lives in NY (which issued the order). My attorney told me that it can be tricky, and there are situations when NJ will not accept jurisdiction.

#3 01-25-2003, 09:05 AM

I'm the NCP. Original order in New Jersey. Ex and kids have lived in Penn. with her new husband for approx. 10 years. How do I move jurisdiction from NJ to PA, if I'm allowed???

stealth2 · #4 01-25-2003, 09:13 AM

Sorry - I read that you wanted to move it the other way (from PA -> NJ)... I'm operating on lack of sleep with 4 girls over for the night (!)... To have my order registered here, all I had to do was give my lawyer the filing fee ($200) and she took it down to the courthouse, where they registered it and gave it an NJ case #. My ex didn't contest the move, so it was pretty easy.

The easiest thing to do, I would think, is to ask your ex if she'd file the papers and the two of you split the fee. But you do realize that changing jurisdiction will put you at a bit of a disadvantage, right? I don't know that the CS guidelines are better in PA, but any time a mod is filed, you'll have to travel to PA to appear in court, and you'll need to retain an attorney in PA (if you plan to retain one). Most folks I know prefer to keep jurisdiction where they are as it makes things easier.