What is the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)?
The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), was establishes to create a uniform method to enforce the collection of any child support order when one or both parties have moved from the State of initial jurisdiction. The UIFSA also establishes rules for modifying support orders. If you have moved to New Jersey from another State and if you have a support order or Judgment of Divorce which encompasses child support and/or alimony, then you should immediately register that out of state order in New Jersey family courts. Moreover, you can also register the out of state child support order by sending the the order and the intake forms to your local county Probation Department. New Jersey’s statute, which codifies UIFSA, requires that certain documents and information be obtained before registration of the foreign court order can be proper. Upon receipt of those documents, the order will be filed as a foreign judgment. When that order is registered, the registering tribunal notifies t
