Bill Text: NJ A925 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that payment of alimony shall become judgement by operation of law when due, and shall be enforceable as a civil judgement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A925 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A925-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Provides that payment of alimony shall become judgment by operation of law when due, and shall be enforceable as a civil judgment.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning spousal support payments and supplementing chapter 34 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Any payment or installment of an order for alimony, or those portions of an order which are allocated for alimony, shall be fully enforceable and shall be a judgment by operation of law on and after the date it is due. Past due alimony payable through the Probation Division shall be automatically docketed as a civil judgment with the Clerk of the Superior Court.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that past-due alimony payments are a judgment by operation of law on or after the date due. As such, pursuant to court rule, they are subject to post judgment interest at the rates prescribed by Court Rule.
