{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-52.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:17-52.1","heading":"Default order, effect","body":"6.   A default order shall be entered in a contested paternity action upon a showing that proper notice has been served upon the party and the party has failed to appear at a hearing or trial; or has failed to respond to a notice or order that required a response within a specific period of time.  A default order entered pursuant to this section shall be determinative for purposes of establishing the existence of paternity when proper notice has been served and a sworn statement by the mother indicating the parentage of the child has been executed.\nL.1994,c.164,s.6.","path":["TITLE 9 CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS"],"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":"93b3f3ea24c0de1d0617288f1bfb7b77f454375f7fa8c4500227cb29b7c128c6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-52","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}