2A:17-56.71 Inapplicability of act.

5. Nothing in P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67 et seq.) shall:

a. require or relieve a parent from paying support or other costs while a child is enrolled full-time in a post-secondary education program;

b. prohibit the State IV-D agency or the Probation Division of the Superior Court from seeking to close a Title IV-D case or terminate its supervision of a child support order in accordance with procedures as provided under State or federal law and regulations or the Rules of Court;

c. prohibit any party from filing an application with the court seeking the termination of an order to pay child support for any cause other than those provided under P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67 et seq.);

d. prohibit the parties from consenting to a specific termination date for child support that does not exceed the date a child reaches 23 years of age, or to any other financial arrangements for a child that are not designated as child support, subject to the approval of the court;

e. prohibit the parties from consenting to any other financial arrangements for a non-disabled child 23 years of age or older that are not enforceable by the State IV-D agency or the Probation Division of the Superior Court; or

f. prohibit the State IV-D agency or the Probation Division of the Superior Court from:

(1) providing full Title IV-D child support services for the duration of the obligation to pay child support or provide medical support or both for a child under the circumstances set forth in subsection a. or b. of section 1 of P.L.2015, c.223 (C.2A:17-56.67); or

(2) requiring the completion of a Title IV-D application in every case where a party is seeking full Title IV-D child support services and no application is on file, or an application is not required under law.

L.2015, c.223, s.5; amended 2019, c.453, s.2.