Joint legal custody the child lives with one parent or alternates between parents and they work together to determine medical educational and other important decisions for the child sole legal custody sole legal custody is extremely rare in new jersey and is only granted in the gravest of circumstances. A guide to child support in new jersey gives you the information you need to better understand how child support is calculated and what your options are in a concise and easy to follow format readers will have the chance to o understand new jerseys child support guidelines including how available income for support is calculated. New jersey along with all other us states and the district of columbia has adopted the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act which helps prevent interstate child custody conflictsin general child custody laws dictate whether parents may seek joint custody the rules for visitation and the procedures for ordering custody. Child custody legislation is broadly defined under the uniform child custody act ucca which all 50 states adopted child custody legislation in new jersey is a little more specific than the general ruling so heres what you need to know if your divorce settlement involves care and custody of the children. After a breakup or divorce in new jersey couples with children must come to a child custody agreement that describes which parent the children will live with how visitation will be scheduled and how the non custodial parent will pay child support some of the factors considered by new jersey in child custody cases include the childs wishes willingness of the parent to cooperate with