Rule 5:7-6.Consolidated Enforcement and Modification Proceedings
Last amended September 1, 2004 · Current through September 1, 2026 · Last verified September 8, 2026
Full Text of Rule 5:7-6
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) 4:79-9(c). Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; former rule amended and redesignated paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) adopted November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004.
Plain-English Summary
Support is often administered in one county and litigated in another. When motions for modification and for enforcement are pending at the same time, this rule pulls them together: all such motions are heard in the county of venue, not wherever Probation happens to sit.
The court needs the payment record to decide them. Probation must forward a payment history to the court of original venue, with copies to the parties and counsel, seven days before the return date.
Paragraph (b) is a service requirement that is easy to miss. Where any judgment or order is administered through Probation, notice of every motion for modification or enforcement goes to Probation as well — a copy of the notice of motion by regular mail, without the certifications and supporting documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are competing support motions heard?
In the county of venue, where motions for both modification and enforcement of the order are pending at the same time.
When must Probation send the payment history?
Seven days prior to the return date, to the court of original venue with copies to the parties and counsel.
Do I have to serve Probation with my motion?
Yes, where the order is administered through the Probation Division. Mail a copy of the notice of motion — without the certifications and supporting documentation — by regular mail to the Probation Division administering the case.