{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-23.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-23.2","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to violation of visitation orders.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tThere has been an increase in the filings of dissolutions of marriages in the recent years; and\nb.\tThe best interests of the children of these marriages in maintaining close relationships with both parents regardless of which parent has the physical custody of the child is paramount; and\nc.\tProceeding criminally in cases where the terms of an order of visitation with a child has failed to be honored may be both difficult and inappropriate; and\nd.\tBolstering the statutory civil remedies available to a judge hearing these types of matters may provide an indication of legislative intent to promote the enforcement of these matters.\nL.1997,c.300,s.1.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"1aa99390eb70e7f753fc9e003c60112ccb21d4cef293cdbc2d35be46f261fde9","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-23.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-23.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}