4.11 TRANSFER OF MATTERS BETWEEN COUNTIES

4.11 TRANSFER OF MATTERS BETWEEN COUNTIES

IV - 12Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29 and Rule 5:7A, a final hearing is to be held “in the county where the ex parte restraints were ordered, unless good cause is shown for the hearing to be held elsewhere.” A Domestic Violence matter may be transferred between vicinages by order of the presiding judge or his or her designee in the following situations:

A. Plaintiff or defendant works in family court in the original county of venue, consistent with the judiciary “Policy and Procedures for Reporting Involvement in Criminal/Quasi- Criminal Matters”;

B. There is an FM or FD matter pending in the other county;

C. The filing of the TRO and FRO are where the act(s) occurred but plaintiff or both parties reside in another county, upon application by either party;

D. Such other matters for good cause shown.

See also Directive #3-05, “Intercounty Child Support Case Management Policy.”