Monmouth County Board of Social Services ex rel. State of Florida v. Lohman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ASHBEY, J.A.D.

This appeal raises the question of New Jersey’s duty as a responding state respecting an initiating state’s claim for welfare reimbursement under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (RURESA),1 N.J.S.A. 2A:4-30.24 et seq., when a previous New Jersey court order terminated defendant’s support obligation for violations of defendant’s visitation rights. We conclude that New Jersey has a duty to establish and to enforce a reimbursement order using RURESA guidelines. N.J.S.A. 2A:4-30.41, 30.46.

Pursuant to RURESA, the State…