2A:4-30.92 Physical presence of petitioner not required; evidentiary matters.
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2A:4-30.92 Physical presence of petitioner not required; evidentiary matters.
28. a. The physical presence of the petitioner in a responding tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage.
b. A verified complaint, petition or comparable pleading, affidavit, document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, not excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under oath by a party or witness residing in another state.
c. A copy of the record of child support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. This copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made.
d. Copies of bills for testing for parentage, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before the hearing, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary and customary.
e. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a tribunal of this State by telephone, telecopier, or other means that do not provide an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
f. In a proceeding under this act, a tribunal of this State may permit a party or witness residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location in that state. A tribunal of this State shall cooperate with tribunals of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
g. If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
h. A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this act.
i. The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this act.
L.1998,c.2,s.28.
2A:4-30.93 Communication with out-of-State tribunal.
29. A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal of another state in writing, or by telephone or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws of that state, the legal effects of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding in the other state. A tribunal of this State may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal of another state.
L.1998,c.2,s.29.
2A:4-30.94 Interstate discovery matters.
30. A tribunal of this State may:
a. request a tribunal of another state to assist in obtaining discovery; and
b. upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal of another state.
L.1998,c.2,s.30.
28. a. The physical presence of the petitioner in a responding tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage.
b. A verified complaint, petition or comparable pleading, affidavit, document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, not excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under oath by a party or witness residing in another state.
c. A copy of the record of child support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. This copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made.
d. Copies of bills for testing for parentage, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before the hearing, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary and customary.
e. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a tribunal of this State by telephone, telecopier, or other means that do not provide an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
f. In a proceeding under this act, a tribunal of this State may permit a party or witness residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location in that state. A tribunal of this State shall cooperate with tribunals of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
g. If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
h. A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this act.
i. The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this act.
L.1998,c.2,s.28.
2A:4-30.93 Communication with out-of-State tribunal.
29. A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal of another state in writing, or by telephone or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws of that state, the legal effects of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding in the other state. A tribunal of this State may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal of another state.
L.1998,c.2,s.29.
2A:4-30.94 Interstate discovery matters.
30. A tribunal of this State may:
a. request a tribunal of another state to assist in obtaining discovery; and
b. upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal of another state.
L.1998,c.2,s.30.