NJ A3062

Adds new factors for courts to consider in parenting time determinations, including attempts by a parent to turn a child against the other parent, past caretaking duties, and which parent is more likely to ensure the child's health and safety

Requires courts to consider negative impacts of prolonged custody proceedings on children and families, and mandates expedited decisions when child custody and child abuse cases involving the same child occur simultaneously

Expands Administrative Office of the Courts training requirements for judges and court personnel to include child abuse topics such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, trauma, neglect, and the impact of domestic violence on children

Permits courts to direct children alleged to have suffered abuse to regional diagnostic and treatment centers for evaluation by specialists experienced with abused children

Requires family court judges and expert witnesses on child abuse to biennially review training materials on adverse childhood experiences developed by the AOC and Department of Children and Families