Rule 5:7-11.Application for Title IV-D Child Support Services; Probation Division Enforcement;...
Last amended September 1, 2015 · Current through September 1, 2026 · Last verified September 8, 2026
In one sentenceRule 5:7-11 requires a Title IV-D application before the Probation Division will provide full child support enforcement services, and offers a monitoring-only alternative for parties who do not want them.
(a)IV-D Application. Any party seeking full Title IV-D enforcement services by the Probation Division of an order that includes the payment of child support, or spousal support in conjunction with child support on the same order, shall submit a completed Title IV-D application, except as otherwise provided by law. An application fee must be paid by the party applying for services or paid by the State out of its own funds and may be recovered from the non-custodial parent, except as otherwise provided by law. The forms and procedures to implement the processing of the IV-D application and collection of the fee shall be prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts.
(b)Monitoring-Only Application. In the absence of the submission of a Title IV-D application for services, as required by paragraph (a) of this Rule, the Probation Division may provide monitoring-only services of support orders that are paid to the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center. Monitoring-only services shall be limited to entering and updating of case demographics on the statewide automated system, and the collection, disbursement and recording of payments made to the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center. In the absence of a Title IV-D application, the Probation Division shall not provide any enforcement services. A party may apply for limited, monitoring-only services, by completing a monitoring-only application and pay the applicable fee. The forms and procedures to implement the processing of the monitoring-only application and collection of the fee shall be prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts. If the order, when initially entered, contains a provision for the payment of child support or spousal support in conjunction with child support on the same order, the support shall be paid through immediate income withholding, unless either party shows and the court finds good cause for an alternative arrangement.
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Amendment History
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Note: Adopted July 27, 2015 to be effective September 1, 2015.
Plain-English Summary
Probation's enforcement machinery is federally funded and does not attach automatically. A party who wants full Title IV-D enforcement of an order that includes child support — or spousal support on the same order — must submit a completed application and pay the application fee, which the State may advance and recover from the non-custodial parent.
Without that application, Probation can still do the bookkeeping. Monitoring-only service is limited to entering and updating case demographics on the statewide system and collecting, disbursing and recording payments made to the Family Support Payment Center. The rule is blunt about the trade: in the absence of a Title IV-D application, Probation provides no enforcement services at all.
Immediate income withholding still applies. If the order as first entered includes child support, or spousal support alongside it, support is paid through immediate withholding unless a party shows and the court finds good cause otherwise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to apply for Probation to enforce my support order?
Yes. Full Title IV-D enforcement services require a completed Title IV-D application and payment of an application fee, except as otherwise provided by law.
What is monitoring-only service?
Entering and updating case demographics on the statewide automated system and collecting, disbursing and recording payments made to the New Jersey Family Support Payment Center. It does not include any enforcement services.
Who pays the application fee?
The party applying for services, or the State out of its own funds — in which case it may be recovered from the non-custodial parent, except as otherwise provided by law.
Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the
official New Jersey Rules of Court, Part V (N.J. Ct. R. 5:7-11). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified September 8, 2026. ·
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Also known as:Title IV-DIV-D applicationmonitoring onlyprobation enforcement serviceschild support services