S 3337 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides that Probation Division would file child support judgment as a lien only when amount of judgment equals or exceeds amount of child support due for a one-month period.

This bill changes when New Jersey's Probation Division can file child support judgments as liens against a parent's property. It requires that a lien be filed only when the total child support judgment equals or exceeds one month's required payment, preventing automatic liens for minor, temporary payment delays. This primarily affects parents who owe child support (obligors) and the Probation Division, which handles these filings. The change aims to avoid unfairly triggering liens due to timing mismatches between pay periods and payment deadlines.
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Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Feb 5, 2026
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