Therefore, if you are applying
for child support as part of your
divorce application, or if you are seeking relief
related to property (such as equalization of net family property) as well as child support, you must file in the Superior Court or Unified Family Court.
Judgments given before the date of
application of this Regulation but after the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 in proceedings instituted before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 shall be recognised and enforced in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation provided they
relate to
divorce, legal separation or marriage annulment or parental responsibility
for the children of both spouses on the occasion of these matrimonial proceedings and that jurisdiction was founded on rules which accorded with those provided
for either in Chapter II of this Regulation or in Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 or in a convention concluded between the Member State of origin and the Member State addressed which was in force when the proceedings were instituted.