New Jersey Family Law Guide

New Jersey currently points families to Rule 5:6A, Appendix IX-A, the official QuickCalc, and the current annual update order. The June 1, 2026 update raised the self-support reserve to $460 per week and refreshed the current guideline baseline.

The guidelines themselves remain a rebuttable presumption. That means the calculation is the starting point for both establishment and modification unless the court finds a guideline-based award would be inappropriate in the specific case.

1. County social service agencies help start cases. NJ DHS currently states they help locate the other parent, establish paternity, and obtain child and medical support orders.
2. Family Division handles hearings and changes. The office locator materials currently say Family Division schedules hearings, keeps the record, and hears modification requests.
3. Probation tracks and enforces payments. The office locator materials currently say Probation monitors what is due and paid and enforces support orders.
4. QuickCalc is only part of the case. The official public tool helps you model the guidelines, but it does not replace the case process.

New Jersey child support has a published guideline system and an official public calculator. New Jersey alimony does not use the same kind of statewide formula. The current statute instead works through alimony types, need, ability to pay, duration, lifestyle, and retirement rules.