N.J.S.A. 2A:34-62 — Communication between courts.

2A:34-62 Communication between courts. 10. Communication Between Courts. a. A court of this State may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this act. b. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, the parties shall be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made. c. Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of that communication. d. Except as provided in subsection c. of this section, a record shall be made of a communication under this section. The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record. e. For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. L.2004,c.147,s.10. 2A:34-63 Taking testimony in another state. 11. Taking Testimony in Another State. a. In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this State for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken. b. A court of this State may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this State shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony. c. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this State by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission. L.2004,c.147,s.11.

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