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1 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4929-10.opn.html -- rank: 1000

... a child custody proceeding . . . [including a] period of temporary absence[.]" N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. See also N.J.S.A. 2A:34-65a(1 ... absence" from the home state within the six month period. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. In considering whether an absence is temporary, courts have weighed ... Pakistani litigation qualifies as a prior custody proceeding, defined by N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 and N.J.S.A. 2A:34-70. In any ... means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. 4 Although not applicable here, we note a state which ...

docket:	a4929-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-30
status:	published
citation:	428 N.J.Super. 160 51 A.3d 146
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2 ROSALIE ANN GRIFFITH v. MARK GERARD TRESSEL -- rank: 992

... a child[, including] permanent, temporary, initial and modification order[s]." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 (also defining the term "child custody proceeding" to include "a ... that determination is a custody proceeding within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. II The NJUCCJEA is modeled on the "Uniform Child Custody ... as such, had jurisdiction to make the initial custody determination. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. Although not the exclusive basis, for exercise of jurisdiction to ...

docket:	A1213-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-06-25
status:	published
citation:	394 N.J. Super. 128 925 A.2d 702
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3 SHAWNA GRANT v. ARNOLD PEOPLES -- rank: 966

... any of the mentioned persons is part of the period. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54; accord 750 ILL. COMP. STAT. ANN. 36/102 (LEXIS through ... temporary absence . . . is part of the [six consecutive months] period." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. If the judge had determined that the time the child ... 589).] 2 In Dalessio , we resolved the apparent conflict between N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 (defining a child's home state as where the child ... proceeding"). We explained that the definition of home state in N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 cannot be construed to "effectively read one of the predicates ...

docket:	a3240-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-22
status:	unpublished
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4 GREGORY BATTLE v. HANNAH ALGEE -- rank: 955

... under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 to -95. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the June 15 order ... months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding.' N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. A-3658-21 11 child. Although there is currently litigation ... The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial[,] and modification order.' N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. A-3658-21 17 'recognize and enforce a child custody ...

docket:	a3658-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-01-10
status:	Unpublished
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5 STACY A. SPIEGEL v. FLOYD R. SMITH, III -- rank: 914

... months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. A "'child custody proceeding' means a proceeding in which legal ... that New Jersey was the children's "home state" under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 at the time plaintiff's application for modification was filed ... s finding that New Jersey was the "home state" under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 was based on undisputed facts, and the October 26, 2014 ...

docket:	a1712-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-08
status:	unpublished
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6 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0213-04.opn.html -- rank: 906

... other period[.] The definition of "home state" under the UCCJEA, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54, is substantially the same, stating: "Home state" means the state ...

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citation:	373 N.J. Super. 319 861 A.2d 205
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7 TERRI WATKINS v. KEVIN WATKINS -- rank: 906

... J. Super. 18 , 22 (App. Div. 2010). In relevant part, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 defines "home state" as, the state in which a child ... as "the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54; K.R.S. 400.800. The Kentucky court made the ... excluded from the UCCJEA's definition of "child custody determination," N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54, K.R.S. 400.800; and it could not have ...

docket:	a5715-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-12
status:	unpublished
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8 P.H. v. L.W. -- rank: 888

... the 'home state' determination in exercising initial child-custody jurisdiction); N.J.S.A. 2A:34- 54 (defining 'home state'). Furthermore, the trial court should have determined ... found that the State had 'home state jurisdiction' pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. On October 25, 2016, the Family Part restated – again ... consecutive months immediately before the commencement' of his action. See N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 (defining 'home state'). A-5345-16T4 8 The children arrived ...

docket:	a5345-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-11-13
status:	Published
citation:	456 N.J.Super. 630 196 A.3d 1007
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9 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0598-21.opn.html -- rank: 884

... any of the mentioned persons is part of the period. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 (emphasis added).] 'The statutory definition of 'home state' allows the ... month period.' Sajjad, 428 N.J. Super. at 173 (citing N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54). 'Accordingly, jurisdiction cannot be established in a state where the ... considered temporary for purposes of determining her home state under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. The only competent evidence addressed to the issue of the ... for purposes of determining the child's home state under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 and N.J.S.A. 2A:34-65(a)(1 ... the filing of plaintiff's custody complaint was temporary under N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54, see generally Sajjad, 428 N.J. Super. at 173, and ...

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10 OSMAN KHAN v. AISHA RAJPUT -- rank: 847

... any of the mentioned persons is part of the period. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54.] Here, the trial court determined that New Jersey was A ... period of temporary absence" from this state for purposes of N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. Therefore, New Jersey was A.K.'s "home state" within ... birth" with a parent or person acting as a parent. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. It is undisputed that I.R. lived with defendant in ...

docket:	a3122-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-02-16
status:	unpublished
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11 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5929-13.opn.html -- rank: 843

... J. Super. 18 , 22 (App. Div. 2010). In relevant part, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 defines "[h]ome state" as "the state in which a ... as "the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54; O.R.C.A. § 3127.01. The Ohio juvenile ... excluded from the UCCJEA's definition of "child custody determination." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54; O.R.C.A. § 3127.01(B)(3). Therefore ...

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12 KAMRAN CHAUDHRI v. RAELENE BIRKETT -- rank: 832

... months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54 and N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 75-a. If ... the commencement of" his child custody complaint was filed. See N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54; N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 75a. He never refutes ...

docket:	a3550-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-16
status:	unpublished
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13 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/bg-v-lh.opn.html -- rank: 805

... months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding.' N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. A. In considering jurisdiction, the court performs a three- stage ...

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14 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/gottfried-v-hollander.opn.html -- rank: 805

... months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding.' N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. A. In considering jurisdiction, the court performs a three- stage ...

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15 A-0B.K.,1 v. Z.M Telephonically -- rank: 802

... months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding." N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54. "A period of temporary absence of any of the mentioned ... stay in Ghana can be characterized as "a temporary absence."  N.J.S.A. 2A:34-54.  Delay by a parent in seeking relief can be relevant ...

docket:	a2428-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-05-20
status:	unpublished
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