Rule 5:6-5.Enforcement of Orders
Last amended September 1, 2007 · Current through September 1, 2026 · Last verified September 8, 2026
Full Text of Rule 5:6-5
Amendment History
New Jersey publishes each rule’s amendment record in a “Note” beneath the rule. It is reproduced verbatim below; a “Source” line names the former rule the current one grew out of, and “R. (1969)” citations refer to the earlier numbering it replaced.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 5:6-4. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended June 15, 2007 to be effective September 1, 2007.
Plain-English Summary
One sentence, four cross-references. Support orders are enforced under the general rule for relief in aid of litigant's rights, and under the applicable provisions of three Part V rules: the additional remedies rule, the failure-to-pay rule, and the consolidated enforcement rule.
The effect is that a summary support order carries the full enforcement toolkit — arrears judgments, license suspension, income withholding — rather than a reduced version of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a summary support order enforced?
Under the general relief-in-aid-of-litigant's-rights rule together with the applicable provisions of Rules 5:3-7, 5:7-5 and 5:7-6.
Are the enforcement remedies weaker in a summary case?
No. The rule routes summary support orders to the same enforcement provisions that apply to support ordered in a dissolution case.