Creates neutral safe exchange zones at county sheriff offices for certain custody and parenting time exchanges of minor children; makes appropriation.*
What changed between versions
The term 'visitation' is replaced with 'parenting time' throughout the bill, aligning the language with modern New Jersey family law terminology.
Section 1a changes from a default rule ('the exchange shall be conducted at a neutral safe exchange zone') to a mandatory court order ('the court shall order that the exchange of the minor child be conducted at a neutral safe exchange zone'), making judicial involvement explicit.
Section 1b restructures the domestic violence provision. Previously, the trigger was simply the existence of a DV history or restraining order plus a party's request. Now the trigger is 'when a motion to enforce compliance with a parenting time or custody order is filed,' and the DV history or restraining order becomes the condition under which the court may designate an exchange site.
Section 2a narrows the types of orders covered, changing from 'parenting time-sharing schedule or child custody or visitation order' to simply 'parenting time or custody order,' removing the separate reference to time-sharing schedules and visitation orders.
The entire Statement section (a non-binding summary of the bill) was removed in the reprint version.
The effect date clause (13th month following enactment) was moved from its original position after the appropriation section to the end of the bill, and minor punctuation changes were made in sections 2c and 2d.