When the Superior Court has jurisdiction over the custody and maintenance of the minor children of parents divorced, separated or living separate, and such children are natives of this State, or have resided five years within its limits, they shall not be removed out of its jurisdiction against their own consent, if of suitable age to signify the same, nor while under that age without the consent of both parents, unless the court, upon cause shown, shall otherwise order. The court, upon application of any person in behalf of such minors, may require such security and issue such writs and processes as shall be deemed proper to effect the purposes of this section.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:2-2
Custody of children of divorced or separated parents within jurisdiction of Superior Court; removal from jurisdiction; consent; security
Known as the Department of Children and Families Act
The act spans §§ 9:10-1 to 9:7-7 (398 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 1 Va. App. 358 - Simmons v. Simmons (1986)
Most recently applied in Robinson v. Robinson (December 2006)
Amended by L.1948, c. 321, p. 1295, s. 2.
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