2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 9 - CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS
Chapter 2 - Custody of children of parents divorced in another state or country; action in Superior Court; notice to persons interested; judgment; exclusion from
Section 9:2-4a - Best interest of child primary consideration.

Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 9:2-4a (2018)

Section: 9:2-4a: Best interest of child primary consideration.

4. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, in any action concerning children undertaken by a State department, agency, commission, authority, court of law, or State or local legislative body, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.

L.2015, c.255, s.4.


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