New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 110 - CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
Subchapter 12 - PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT
Section 10:110-12.3 - Contested paternity
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:110-12.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) If the parties will not sign a COP and no complaint has been filed, a complaint to establish paternity and support obligations shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
1. The complaint shall be filed and service of process necessary to commence proceedings to establish paternity completed within no more than 90 calendar days of locating the alleged father.
2. The parties shall be required to submit to genetic testing, unless there is good cause for refusal in accordance with 10:110-9.2 through 9.5 and 10:90-16.2 through 16.5, if:
i. The party alleging paternity requests genetic testing and completes a sworn statement setting forth facts that establish a reasonable possibility that the parties had the requisite sexual contact during the probable period of conception; or
ii. The party denying paternity requests genetic testing and completes a sworn statement setting forth facts that establish a reasonable possibility that the parties did not have the requisite sexual contact during the probable period of conception or has reason to believe he is not the biological father.
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