{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.132","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.132","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"9.\tSimultaneous proceedings.\na.\tA tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(1)\tthe petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(2)\tthe contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(3)\tif relevant, this State is the home state of the child.\nb.\tA tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1)\tthe petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;\n(2)\tthe contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and\n(3)\tif relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.\nL.2016, c.1, s.9.","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":"b96d3c19c7ec0fe8a35802a5dd1317cf42748e65e512d1a663cd032401e4ea86","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.131","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}