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Section 9:17-52.1 - Default order, effect

NJ Rev Stat § 9:17-52.1 (2019) (N/A)
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9:17-52.1. Default order, effect

6. A default order shall be entered in a contested paternity action upon a showing that proper notice has been served upon the party and the party has failed to appear at a hearing or trial; or has failed to respond to a notice or order that required a response within a specific period of time. A default order entered pursuant to this section shall be determinative for purposes of establishing the existence of paternity when proper notice has been served and a sworn statement by the mother indicating the parentage of the child has been executed.

L.1994,c.164,s.6.

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