New Jersey Court Rules
New Jersey Court Rules
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N.J. R. Evid. 90 rules
- Applicability; Exceptions; Definitions
- Purpose and Construction
- Rulings on Evidence [Not Adopted]
- Preliminary Questions
- Limited Admissibility
- Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
- Judicial Notice of Law and Adjudicative Facts
- Judicial Notice in Proceedings Subsequent to Trial
- Effect of Presumption
- Choice of Law
- Presumptions Against a Defendant in Criminal Proceedings
- Definition of “Relevant Evidence”
- Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible
- Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time
- Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes Evidence
- Methods of Proving Character
- Habit, Routine Practice
- Subsequent Remedial Measures
- Settlement Offers and Negotiations
- Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
- Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions and Related Statements
- Liability Insurance
- General Rule
- Privilege of Accused
- Definition of Incrimination
- Self-Incrimination
- Lawyer-Client Privilege
- Psychologist Privilege
- Patient and Physician Privilege
- Utilization Review Committees of Certified Hospital or Extended Care Facility; Exceptions
- Newsperson's Privilege
- Marital Privilege -- Confidential Communications
- Marriage Counselor Privilege
- Priest-Penitent Privilege
- Religious Belief
- Political Vote
- Trade Secret
- Official Information
- Identity of Informer
- Victim Counselor Privilege
- Social Worker Privilege
- Mediator Privilege
- to 529
- Waiver of Privilege by Contract or Previous Disclosure; Limitations
- Admissibility of Disclosure Wrongfully Compelled
- Reference to Exercise of Privileges
- Effect of Error in Overruling Claim of Privilege
- Mental Health Service Provider – Patient Privilege
- General Rule of Competency
- Lack of Personal Knowledge
- Oath or Affirmation
- Interpreters
- Restriction on Judge as a Witness
- Restriction on Juror as a Witness
- Witness Impeachment, Support, and Neutralization
- Evidence of a Witness’ Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
- Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
- Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation
- Writing Used to Refresh Memory
- Prior Statements of Witnesses
- Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court
- Sequestration of Witnesses
- Opinion Testimony of Lay Witnesses
- Testimony by Expert Witnesses
- Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts
- Opinion on Ultimate Issue
- Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion; Hypotheses Not Necessary
- Definitions
- Hearsay Rule
- Hearsay Exceptions Not Dependent on Declarant's Unavailability
- Hearsay Exceptions: Declarant Unavailable
- Hearsay Within Hearsay
- Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant
- Discretion of Court to Exclude Evidence Under Certain Exceptions
- Expert Opinion Included in a Hearsay Statement Admissible Under an Exception
- Requirement of Authentication or Identification
- Self-Authentication
- Testimony of Subscribing Witness Unnecessary
- Definitions
- Requirement of Original
- Admissibility of Duplicates
- Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
- Public Records
- Summaries
- Testimony or Written Statement of Party
- Functions of Court and Jury
- Applicability of Rules
- Amendment of Rules
- Title
N.J. Ct. R. 1410 rules
- Applicability; Scope
- Construction and Relaxation; References to Marriage, Spouse and Related Terms
- Citation of Rules
- Proceedings in Open Court; Robes
- Trial Courts: Verbatim Record of Proceedings
- Exhibits
- Sanctions: Failure to Appear; Motions and Briefs
- Advancement of Cases for Trial or Argument [Deleted June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996]
- Case Management Conference; Orders
- Computation of Time
- Time Unaffected by Expiration of Term
- Additional Time After Service by Ordinary Mail
- Enlargement of Time
- Caption: Name and Addresses of Party and Attorney; Format
- Paragraphs
- Adoption by Reference; Exhibits
- Affidavits
- Signing and Dating of Pleadings; Motions
- Typewritten Names
- Verification of Pleadings
- Frivolous Litigation
- Size, Weight and Format of Filed Papers
- Assignment of Judgment
- Service: When Required
- Manner of Service
- Proof of Service
- Service by Mail or Courier: When Complete
- Service: Numerous Defendants
- Filing
- Non-Military Affidavit
- Applicability of Rule
- Form of Motion; Hearing
- Filing and Service of Motions and Cross-Motions
- Superior Court; Place for Filing Motions, Orders to Show Cause and Orders
- Briefs
- Evidence on Motions; Affidavits
- Reading of Moving Papers and Briefs in Advance
- Issuance of Process and Entry of Judgment
- Opening and Closing Statement
- Objections
- Record of Excluded Evidence
- Findings by the Court in Non-jury Trials and on Motions
- Trial Errors
- Non-public Business Records
- Trial by Jury
- Number of Jurors
- Examination of Jurors; Challenges
- Reduction of Bias in the Exercise of Peremptory Challenges
- Foreperson
- Availability of Petit Jury List
- Sequestration of Juries
- Requests to Charge the Jury
- Materials to be Submitted to the Jury (Exhibits and Lists; Jury Instructions); Note-Taking; Juror Questions
- Return of Verdict
- Polling of Jury
- For attendance of witnesses; forms; issuance; notice in lieu of subpoena
- For Production of Documentary Evidence and Electronically Stored Information; Notice in Lieu of Subpoena
- Service
- Place of service
- Failure to appear
- Enforcement of subpoena of public officer or agency
- Summary Contempt in Presence of Court
- Summary Contempt Proceedings on Order to Show Cause or Order for Arrest
- Relief to Litigant
- Death, Removal or Disbarment of Attorney
- Withdrawal or Substitution
- Termination of Responsibility in the Trial Court; Responsibility on Appeal
- Cause for Disqualification; On the Court's Motion
- Disqualification on Party's Motion
- Proceedings in the Trial Courts in the Event of Disqualification or Inability
- Clerical Mistakes
- Proceedings by Indigents
- Approval and Filing of Surety Bond; Judgment Against Principal and Surety
- Transfer of Actions
- Tables of Mortality and Life Expectancy
- Military Lists
- Dismissal of Civil Cases for Lack of Prosecution
- Priorities of Liens and Encumbrances Determined as of Commencement of Action
- Amicus Curiae; Motion; Grounds for Relief; Briefs
- Payment of Fees, Penalties, and Sanctions
- Code of Ethics
- Limitation on Practice of Attorneys Serving as Judges and Surrogates
- Limitations on Practice of Attorneys Serving as Clerks and Employees of Courts and Judges
- Limitations on Practice of Other Attorneys
- Limitations Extended to Partners, etc.; Municipal Court Judges; Municipal Prosecutors
- Application of Rule
- Interviewing Jurors Subsequent to Trial
- Prohibition as to Gratuities
- Persons Prohibited
- Judges
- Non-judge Employees
- Non-applicability
- Ineligibility of Judicial Employees for Appointments
- Other Employment of Judicial Employees
- Appointment and Organization
- Jurisdiction
- Scope of Review
- Form of Inquiry
- Depositions of Inquiries
- Inquiries From Supreme Court
- Procedure
- Petitions for Review
- Reports
- Duty of Judges
- Appointment and Organization
- Jurisdiction
- Form of Inquiry
- Disposition of Inquiries
- Inquiries From Supreme Court
- Procedure; Requests for Reconsideration
- Petitions for Review
- Obligation to Report
- Advisory Committee on Judicial Financial Reporting
- Retention and Disclosure of Statements
- Appointment and Organization
- Jurisdiction
- Form of Inquiry
- Disposition of Inquiries
- Inquiries From Supreme Court
- Effect of Published Opinions
- Procedure
- Petitions for Review
- Ethics Telephone Research Service
- Appointment and Organization
- Jurisdiction
- Advisory Opinions
- Ethics Grievances
- Records; Confidentiality
- Immunity
- Referral to Office of Attorney Ethics
- Telephone Inquiries
- Discipline of Members of the Bar
- Disciplinary Jurisdiction; Annual Fee and Registration
- Office of Attorney Ethics
- District Ethics Committees; Investigations
- Formal Pleadings
- Prehearing Procedures
- Hearings
- Additional Rules of Procedure
- Priority of Disciplinary Matters
- Confidentiality; Access to and Dissemination of Disciplinary Information
- Discipline by Consent
- Temporary Suspension
- Suspension of License to Practice Law for Failure to Support Dependents
- Suspension of License to Practice Law for Failure to Repay Student Loans
- Incapacity and Disability
- Attorneys charged with or convicted of crimes
- Reciprocal Discipline and Disability Proceedings
- Disciplinary Review Board
- Final Disciplinary Determinations; Sanctions
- Attorney Regulatory Board
- Action by the Supreme Court
- Reimbursement of Disciplinary Costs
- Supervision of Disciplined Attorney
- Appointment of Attorney-Trustee to Protect Clients' Interest
- Future Activities of Attorney Who Has Been Disciplined or Transferred to Disability-Inactive Status
- Reinstatement After Final Discipline
- Readmission After Disbarment
- Resignation Without Prejudice
- Release of Restrained Funds in Attorney Accounts
- Appointment and Organization
- Jurisdiction
- Arbitration
- Referral to Office of Attorney Ethics
- Records; Confidentiality; Immunity
- Pre-action Notice to Client
- Disciplinary Oversight Committee
- Appointment
- Organization; Officers; Quorum; Meetings
- Powers; Confidentiality
- Who May Practice; Appearance in Court
- Professional Corporations for the Practice of Law
- Limited Liability Companies for the Practice of Law
- Limited Liability Partnerships for the Practice of Law
- Individuals or Partnerships Engaged in the Private Practice of Law; Reporting of Professional Liability Insurance
- Appearances Pro Hac Vice
- Appearance by Law Graduates and Students; Special Permission for Out-of-State Attorneys
- Attorneys for Consuls of Any Government Not Recognized
- Counsellors; Masters Abolished; Conclusion of Use of Special Master and Special Ethics Master Terminology
- Recordkeeping; Sharing of Fees; Examination of Records
- Contingent Fees
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Certification and Practice of Foreign Legal Consultants
- Provision of Legal Services Following Determination of Major Disaster
- Definitions and Certifications Regarding Pro Bono Practice
- Madden-Exemption Based on Voluntary Qualifying Pro Bono Service
- Appointment; Membership; Administration
- Organization; Quorum
- Jurisdiction
- Procedure: Advisory Opinions
- Petitions for Review
- Complaints: Preliminary Investigation
- Complaints: Informal Disposition
- Complaints: Referrals
- Immunity From Suit
- Subpoena: Authority of Committee; Service [Deleted]
- Prosecution of Disorderly Persons Offense [Deleted]
- Legal Assistance [Deleted]
- Appointment; Organization
- Duties; Procedure
- Confidentiality; Immunity
- Funds
- Bar Examination Test-Taking Improprieties
- Qualifications and Requirements for Application
- Application for Admission by Bar Examination
- Application for Admission by Uniform Bar Examination Score Transfer
- Application for Admission by Motion
- Committee On Character
- Plenary Admission
- Limited License; In-House Counsel
- Foreign In-House Counsel Registration
- Admission of Law School Teachers
- Temporary Admission of a Military Spouse During Military Assignment in New Jersey
- Oath or Affirmation on Admission
- Establishment of Committee; Duties
- Committee Membership
- Bar Admissions Financial Committee
- Appointment
- Organization; Officers; Quorum; Meetings
- Powers
- Purpose; Administration; Appointments
- Payment to the Fund; Enforcement
- Payment of Claims
- Duties of Trustees and Officers
- General Powers of Trustees
- Subpoenas; Notice in Lieu of Subpoena; Noncompliance
- Administration
- Custodial Receivers
- Confidentiality
- Attorney IOLTA Trust Accounts
- Duties of Trustees and Officers
- General Powers of Trustees
- Confidentiality
- Board of Trustees; Purpose; Administration; Annual Assessment
- Duties of Trustees and Treasurer
- Confidentiality
- Immunity
- Certificates of Admission and Good Standing; Fees
- Change Of Name
- Confirmatory Certificates; Fee
- Court Always Open
- Terms of court; stated sessions of superior and county court
- Sittings of Courts
- Clerks’ Offices; Municipal Court Offices
- Vacations
- Location of Courtrooms; Judges' Chambers; Clerks' Offices
- Inadequate Court Facilities
- Reports by Judges; Court Clerks; Court Reporters
- Books and Records
- Electronic Court Systems, Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, Metadata, Cybersecurity
- Process; Forms
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Acting Chief Justice
- Court Managerial Structure
- The Administrative Director of the Courts
- Assignment Judges; Presiding Judge for Administration of the Appellate Division
- Trial Court Administrators-Case Coordinators
- Presiding Judges of Functional Units
- Supervising Judges of the Special Civil Part
- Division Manager
- Probation Services
- Review of Administratively Recommended Facilities Disputes Dispositions
- Standing Masters of the Supreme Court [Deleted]
- Clerks of Court; Municipal Court Administrators
- Hiring Process for Municipal Court Directors, Municipal Court Administrators and Deputy Municipal Court Administrators
- Probation Officers and Volunteers in Probation
- Court Reporters
- Office of Foreclosure
- Interpreters, Transliterators, and Translators
- The Judicial Conference of New Jersey
- Conference of Judges
- [Judicial Performance Committee] (deleted)
- Judicial Performance Program
- Records
- Judicial Evaluation Commission
- Filing of Opinions
- Publication
- Unpublished Opinions
- References in Court Decisions to Information Contained in Records Otherwise Excluded from Public Access
- Reserved Decisions
- Title of Courts
- Seal of Courts
- Abbreviations; Title on Temporary Assignment
- Policy
- References in Court Decisions to Information Contained in Records Otherwise Excluded from Public Access
- Definition of Court Records
- Court Records Excluded from Public Access
- Definition of Administrative Records
- Administrative Records Excluded from Public Access
- Intergovernmental Exchanges
- Confidential Personal Identifiers
- Removing from the Court File Documents Improperly Submitted to Court
- Fees
- Determinations; Appeal Process
- Sealing of Court Records
- Unsealing of Court Records
- Records Available Only in the Form Maintained by the Judiciary
- Board on Attorney Certification
- Certification Committees
- Eligibility
- Written Examination
- Decision by Certification Committee or Board
- Grant; Duration; Withholding of Certification
- Effect of Certification
- Renewal of Certification
- Termination of Certification
- Review of Action of Board
- Purpose, Goals
- Modes and Definitions of Complementary Dispute Resolution
- Organization and Management
- Mediation – General Rules
- Mediation in Family Part Matters
- Mediation of Civil, Probate, and General Equity Matters
- Complementary Dispute Resolution in the Special Civil Part
- Mediation of Minor Disputes in Municipal Court Actions
- Civil Arbitration
- Relaxation of Court Rules and Program Guidelines
- Non-Court Dispute Resolution
- Mediators and Arbitrators in Court Annexed Program
- Municipal Court Administrator Certification Board
- Certification and Renewal; Lapsing of Certification
- Accreditation of Non-Certified Municipal Court Directors, Municipal Court Administrators, and Deputy Municipal Court Administrators
- Revocation or Suspension of Certification or Accreditation
- Review of Action of Board
- Stay Following Final Determination of the Board
- Confidentiality
- Immunity
- Continuing Legal Education Required
- Board on Continuing Legal Education
- Immunities
- Filing and Other Fees Established Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:1-7
- Scope
- Appeals to the Supreme Court from Final Judgments
- Appeals to the Supreme Court From Interlocutory Orders
- Appeals to the Appellate Division From Final Judgments, Decisions, Actions and From Rules; Tax Court
- Appeals to the Appellate Division From Interlocutory Orders, Decisions or Actions
- Consequences of Certain Appellate Division Judgments
- Appeal by the State in Criminal Actions
- Appeal by Defendant and Others in Criminal Actions
- Joint and Several Appeals
- Cross Appeals
- Workers' Compensation Appeals Involving Employers Only
- Time: From Judgments, Orders, Decisions, Actions and From Rules
- Time for Cross Appeals and Appeals by Respondents
- Tolling of Time for Appeal and Certification
- Extension of Time for Appeal and Review
- Notice of Appeal; Order in Lieu Thereof; Case Information Statement
- Deposits for Costs; Application for Dismissal for Default [DELETED]
- Preparation and Filing of Transcript; Statement of Proceedings; Prescribed Transcript Request Form
- Record on Appeal
- Correction or Supplementation of Record
- Appeals From Interlocutory Orders, Decisions and Actions
- Preparation of Appellant’s Appendix; Joint Appendix; Contents
- Contents of Appellant’s Brief
- Preparation of Respondent's Appendix; Contents
- Contents of Respondent's Brief; Statement in Lieu of Brief; Responsibility to File
- Contents of Reply Brief and Appendix
- Covers of Briefs and Appendices
- Length of Briefs
- References to Briefs; Appendices; Transcripts
- Inadequate Appendix or Brief
- Format of Briefs and Other Papers
- Time for Serving and Filing Briefs; Appendices; Transcript; Other Permissible Submissions
- Number of Briefs, Appendices and Transcripts to Be Served and Filed
- Relief From Filing Fees
- Assignment of Counsel on Appeal
- Joinder of Petitions; Copies Required
- Relief in Subsequent Courts
- Transcripts in Appeals by Indigent Defendants from Judgment of Conviction Entered on Trial de Novo
- Motions
- Dismissal of Appeals: Order; Stipulation
- Motion for Summary Disposition
- Control by Appellate Court of Proceedings Pending Appeal or Certification
- Extension and Acceleration of Time; Adjournments
- Stay Pending Review in Criminal Actions
- Bail After Conviction
- Stay of Proceedings in Civil Actions, Contempts, and Arbitrations
- Supersedeas Bond; Exceptions
- Temporary Relief in Administrative Proceedings
- Temporary Relief in Emergent Matters
- Sanctions for Non-Compliance with Rules
- Effect of Appeal by the State
- Sentencing Appeals
- [Deleted]
- Appeals from Orders Granting Pretrial Detention
- Motion for Leave to Appeal from Disposition of R. 2:9-13 Appeal
- Motion for New Trial as Prerequisite for Jury Verdict Review; Standard of Review
- Notice of Trial Errors
- Review of Sentence
- Convictions for Contempt
- Original Jurisdiction
- Allegation of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Termination of Parental Rights Cases
- Appellate Calendar; Oral Argument
- Determination of Appeal on Motion for Leave to Appeal
- Opinion, Judgment; Stay After Judgment
- Attorney’s Fees on Appeal
- Costs on Appeal
- Motion for Reconsideration
- Certification on Motion of the Supreme Court
- Certification of Appeals Pending Unheard in Appellate Division
- Certification of Final Judgments of the Appellate Division
- Grounds for Certification
- Deposit for Costs [DELETED]
- Record on Petition for Certification
- Form, Service and Filing of Petition for Certification
- Respondent's Brief and Petitioner's Reply Brief
- Where Party Appeals and at the Same Time Makes Application for Certification
- Granting or Denial of Certification
- Proceedings After Certification Granted
- Responding to Questions of Law
- Power to Reformulate Question
- Certification Order; Record
- Contents of Certification Order
- Notice; Response
- Procedures
- Disposition
- Cost of Certification
- Presiding Justice or Judge
- Quorum; Temporary Assignment
- Places of Sitting
- Institution of Proceedings
- Order to Show Cause
- Conduct of Formal Proceedings
- Establishment of Committee
- Appointment and Membership
- Quorum and Hearing Panels
- Administration and Principal Office
- Reimbursement
- Investigations; Service of Subpoenas and Orders
- Cooperation by Attorneys and Court Personnel
- Initial Review by Committee
- Preliminary Investigation; Disclosure to Judge
- Action on Completion of Preliminary Investigation
- Informal Conference
- Institution of Formal Proceedings Before the Committee
- Discovery
- Conduct of Formal Hearing
- Decision of the Committee; Transmittal of the Record
- Discipline by Consent
- Motion by Judge
- Action by the Supreme Court
- Prosecution of Removal Proceedings and of Other Proceedings Before the Supreme Court
- Challenges to the Proceedings
- Confidentiality
- Costs
- Immunity From Suit
- Effect of Retirement, Resignation, or Failure of Reappointment
- Disqualification of Judge
- Referral for Administrative Action
- Scope
- Territorial Limits
- Effect of Prosecutor's Election to Waive Death Penalty [Deleted]
- Orders; Form; Entry
- Indictable Offenses in the Superior Court; Transfer
- Trial of Non-Indictables in Superior Court
- Contents of Complaint; Citizen Complaints for Indictable Offenses; Forwarding of Indictable Complaints to Prosecutor and Criminal Division Manager; Forwarding of Investigative Reports to Prosecutor
- Summons
- Arrest Warrant
- Issuance of a Complaint-Warrant (CDR-2) or a Complaint-Summons (CDR-1)
- (Reserved)
- Execution or Service; Return
- Defective Warrant or Summons
- Procedure After Arrest
- First Appearance After Filing Complaint; Prehearing Rights Advisement
- Hearing as to Probable Cause on Indictable Offenses
- Proceedings in Arrest Under Uniform Fresh Pursuit Law
- Effect of Technical Insufficiency or Irregularity in the Proceedings
- Pre-Indictment Disposition Conference
- Pre-Indictment Hearing
- Pretrial Detention
- Authority to Issue
- Grounds for Issuance
- Issuance and Contents
- Secrecy
- Execution and Return With Inventory
- Records; Confidentiality
- Motion to suppress evidence and for return of property
- Search and Seizure Without Search Warrant
- Authority to Issue
- Application
- Notice and Return
- Grounds for Issuance
- Contents of Order for Investigative Detention
- Emergent Application
- Service
- Filling
- Definition
- Summoning the Grand Jury
- Objections to Grand Jury and Grand Jurors
- Supervising and Charging the Grand Jury
- Foreperson; Deputy Foreperson
- Clerk
- Who May Be Present at Session and Deliberations; Record and Transcript
- Secrecy of Proceedings
- Finding and Return of Indictment; No Bill
- Finding and Return of Presentment
- Discharge; Continuance of Term
- Impanelment and Judicial Supervision of State Grand Jury
- Entitling of Papers
- Use of Indictment or Accusation
- Nature and Contents of Indictment or Accusation
- Amendment of Indictment or Accusation
- Bill of Particulars
- Joinder of Offenses
- Joinder of Defendants
- Issuance of a Warrant or Summons Upon Indictment or Accusation Where Defendant Has Not Been Previously Charged
- Form of Post-Indictment or Post-Accusation Warrant and Summons
- Execution of Service; Return
- Filling Appearance
- Joint Representation
- Representation by Public Defender
- Post-Indictment Procedure; Arraignment; Meet and Confer; Plea Offer; Conferences; Pretrial Hearings; Pretrial Conference
- Pleas
- Plea discussion; Agreements; Withdrawals
- Pleadings and Motions
- Time and Manner of Making Motion; Hearing on Motion
- Notice by the State – Expert Witness Testimony When Testifying Expert Did Not Participate in Underlying Tests
- [Reserved]
- [Reserved]
- [Reserved]
- Effect of Determination of Motion
- Notice of Intention to Proffer Map of Public Housing, Park, or Building
- Notice of Intention to Proffer Affidavit Regarding Search of Firearm Permit Database
- Record of An Out-Of-Court Identification Procedure
- First-Time In-Court Identifications
- Notice Under Specific Criminal Code Provisions
- Notice of Alibi; Failure to Furnish
- [Deleted]
- Depositions
- Discovery and Inspection
- Additional Discovery in Capital Cases [Deleted]
- Discovery Fees
- Venue
- Motion for Change of Venue or Foreign Jury
- Foreign Juries; Order and Selection
- Order for Change of Venue; Costs
- Trial of Indictments or Accusations Together
- Relief From Prejudicial Joinder
- Trial of Criminal Offenses and Lesser, Related Infractions
- Presence Of The Defendant
- Electronic Recordation
- Motion Before Submission to Jury
- Motion After Discharge of Jury
- Several Defendants or Counts; Written Verdict Sheets
- Acquittal by Reason of Insanity
- Trial by Court or Jury
- Time for Making Motion
- Withdrawal of Plea
- Presentence Procedure
- Diagnostic Center Report
- Sentence
- Sentence, murder under N.J.S.A. 2C:3(a)(1) or N.J.S.A. 2C:11- 3(a)(2)[Deleted]
- Judgment
- Conviction of a Corporation
- Probation and Suspended Sentence
- Credit for Confinement Pending Sentence and Re-Sentence
- Arrest of Judgment
- Reduction or Change of Sentence
- Motion to Vacate Certain Convictions
- Petition for Relief
- Grounds
- Exclusiveness of Remedy; Not Substitute for Appeal or Motion
- Bar of Grounds Not Raised in Prior Proceedings; Bar of Second or Subsequent Petitions; Exceptions
- Bar of Ground Expressly Adjudicated
- Indigents; Waiver of Fees; Assignment of Counsel, and Grant of Transcript; Assigned Counsel May Not Withdraw
- Notifying Court of Assignment; Filing of Appearance
- Docketing; Service on Prosecutor; Assignment for Disposition
- Contents of Petition; Verification
- Amendments of Pleadings; Answer by Prosecutor
- Presence of Defendant at Hearing; Evidentiary Hearing
- Determination; Findings and Conclusions; Judgment; Supplementary Orders
- Limitations
- Notice Requirements in Petitions for Post-Conviction Relief
- Exclusive Method of Review
- Appeal; How Taken; Time
- Notice of Appeal; Contents
- Duties of Clerks of the Trial Court and Superior Court, Law Division
- Relief Pending Appeal
- Transmittal of Recognizance or Cash Deposit
- Dismissal of Appeal
- Hearing on Appeal
- Prosecuting Attorney Defined
- Appeals From Orders In Courts Of Limited Criminal Jurisdiction
- Upon Motion of the Prosecutor Before or During Trial
- Order for Trial
- Dismissal for Delay
- Speedy Trial for Certain Defendants
- Application for Disposition
- Order of Disposition; Filing
- Right to Pretrial Release Before Conviction
- Authority to Set Conditions of Pretrial Release
- Bail for Witness
- Form and Place of Deposit; Location of Real Estate; Record of Recognizances, Discharge and Forfeiture Thereof
- Justification of Sureties
- Forfeiture
- Exoneration
- Bail Sufficiency; Source Hearing
- Disclosures to Pretrial Services Program: Confidentiality
- [Reserved]
- Eligibility for Pretrial Intervention
- Timing of Application
- Application Process
- Factors to Consider in Assessing Applications
- Admission into Pretrial Intervention
- Appeal of Decision by Criminal Division Manager or Prosecutor
- Conclusion of Period of Pretrial Intervention
- Confidentiality of Pretrial Intervention Process and Records
- Written Reasons and Decisions
- Pretrial Intervention Program Director
- Statement Of Reasons For Disposition Of Motion Or Application
- Expungement of Records
- Expungements for Marijuana/Hashish Offenses, Recovery Court, Dismissals/Acquittals, and Clean Slate
- Scope Of Rules
- Form of Action
- Commencement of Action
- Divisions of Court; Commencement and Transfer of Actions
- Venue in the Superior Court
- Change of Venue in the Superior Court
- Transfer and Removal of Actions
- Summons; Issuance
- Summons: Form
- By Whom Served; Copies
- Summons; Personal Service; In Personam Jurisdiction
- Summons; Service on Absent Defendants; In Rem or Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction
- General Appearance; Acknowledgment of Service
- Return
- Amendment
- General Requirements for Pleadings
- Claim for Relief
- Answer; Defenses; Form of Denials
- Affirmative Defenses; Misdesignation of Defense and Counterclaim
- Effect of Failure to Deny
- Consistency
- Pleadings to Be Concise and Direct; Construction
- Pleading Special Matters
- Tracks Defined
- Notice of Track Assignment; Change of Assignment
- Applicability [Deleted]
- Assignment for Case Management
- Case Management Conferences
- Settlement Conferences
- Professional Malpractice Case Management
- When Presented
- How Presented
- Required Motions; Preliminary Hearings
- Motion for More Definite Statement or to Strike or Dismiss for Impropriety of Pleading
- Motion to Strike for Insufficiency
- Consolidation of Defenses
- Waiver or Preservation of Defenses
- Mandatory or Permissive Counterclaims
- Counterclaim Exceeding Opposing Claim
- Counterclaim Maturing or Acquired After Pleading
- Omitted Counterclaim
- Cross-Claim Against Co-party; Claim for Contribution or Claim for Indemnity
- Additional Parties May Be Brought In
- Separate Trials; Separate Judgment
- Third Party Brought in By Defendant
- Third Party Brought in By Plaintiff
- Amendments
- Amendments to Conform to the Evidence
- When Amendments Relate Back
- Supplemental Pleadings
- Discovery Methods
- Scope of Discovery; Treating Physician
- Protective Orders
- Sequence and Timing of Discovery
- Objections to Admissibility [Deleted]
- Effect of Taking or Using Depositions [Deleted]
- Before Action
- Pending Appeal
- Perpetuation of Testimony
- Testimony for Use in Foreign Jurisdictions
- Depositions Outside the State
- Within the State
- Without the State but Within the United States
- In Foreign Countries
- Disqualification for Interest
- Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
- When Depositions May Be Taken
- Notice of Examination; General Requirements; Deposition of Organization
- Examination and Cross-Examination; Record of Examination; Oath; Objections
- Motion or Application to Terminate or Limit Examination or For Sanctions
- Submission to Witness; Changes; Signing
- Certification and Filing by Officer; Exhibits; Copies
- Subpoena for Taking Depositions
- Failure to Attend or Serve Subpoena; Expenses
- Audiovisual Recording of Depositions
- Serving Questions; Notice
- Officer to Take Responses and Prepare Record
- Orders for the Protection of Parties and Deponents and the Exclusion of Illegal Evidence [Deleted]
- Use of Depositions
- Objections to Admissibility
- Effect of Taking or Using Deposition
- Effect of Errors and Irregularities in Depositions
- Service, Scope of Interrogatories
- Time to Serve Interrogatories
- Number of Copies Served; Form of Interrogatories
- Form, Service and Time of Answers
- Objections to Interrogatories
- Limitation of Interrogatories
- Amendment of Answers
- Use, Filing and Effect of Interrogatories
- Production of Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes; Pre-Litigation Discovery
- Copies of Documents Referred to In Pleading
- Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
- Observation and Recording of Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
- Impartial Medical Examinations and Expert Testimony [Deleted]
- Medical Malpractice Litigation [Deleted]
- Actions Subject to Arbitration; Notice and Scheduling of Arbitration
- Qualification, Selection, Assignment and Compensation of Arbitrators
- Settlements; Offer of Judgment
- Conduct of Hearing
- Arbitration Award
- Entry of Judgment; Trial De Novo
- Arbitration of Minor's and Mentally Incapacitated Person's Claims
- Administration
- Parties In Default
- Request for Admission
- Effect of Admission
- Motion for Order Compelling Discovery
- Failure to Comply With Order
- Expenses on Failure to Admit
- Failure of Party to Attend at Own Deposition
- Failure to Make Discovery
- Electronically Stored Information
- Time for Completion of Discovery and Effect of Remand from the Federal Courts
- Motions Required to Be Made During Discovery Period
- Discovery After Judgment
- High-Low Agreements
- Pretrial Conferences
- Notices; Filing of Pretrial Memorandum
- Form of Pretrial Memoranda
- Designation of Trial Counsel
- Scheduling of Pretrial Conferences
- Pretrial Conference After Grant of New Trial
- Attorney Conferences
- Motions in Limine
- Real Party in Interest
- Minor or Mentally Incapacitated Person
- Virtual Representation of Future Interest
- Fictitious Names; In Personam Actions
- Unknown Defendants: In Rem Actions
- Initials or Contractions of First Name or Names; Effect on Filing of Complaints; Entry of Judgment; Notice or Certificate of Indebtedness
- Public Officers
- Joinder of Claims
- Joinder of Remedies; Fraudulent Conveyances
- Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
- Claims by or Against Fiduciaries
- Claims by or Against Spouse
- Notice to Attorney General and Attorneys for Other Governmental Bodies
- Permissive Joinder
- Separate Trials
- Misjoinder And Non-Joinder Of Parties
- Entire Controversy Doctrine
- Interpleader
- Requirements for Maintaining Class Action
- Determining by Order Whether to Certify a Class Action; Appointing Class Counsel; Notice and Membership in the Class; Multiple Classes and Subclasses
- Derivative Action by Shareholders
- Dismissal or Compromise [Deleted]
- Derivative Action by Shareholders [Deleted]
- Intervention as of Right
- Permissive Intervention
- Procedure
- Death
- Mental Incapacity
- Transfer of Interest
- Public Officers; Death or Separation From Office
- Demand for Jury Trial
- Advisory Jury and Trial by Consent
- Trial by the Court
- Continuous Trials
- County Where Tried
- Notice of Expiration of Discovery Period
- Trial Calendar
- Voluntary Dismissal; Effect Thereof
- Involuntary Dismissal; Effect Thereof
- Dismissal of Counterclaim, Cross-Claim or Third-Party Claim
- Costs of Previously Dismissed Action
- Consolidation
- Separate Trials
- Centralized Management of Multicounty Litigation
- Special Verdicts
- General Verdict Accompanied by Answer to Interrogatories
- Omissions in Verdict in Action to Recover Personal Property
- Motion for Judgment at Trial
- Reservation ofDecision on Motion; Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict
- References
- Compensation
- Powers
- Proceedings
- Report
- Form; Settlement
- Judgment Upon Multiple Claims
- Declaratory Judgment
- Effect of Unsatisfied Judgment Against One or More of Several Persons Jointly Liable
- Effect of Judgment for Possession
- Effect of Demand for Judgment
- Damages in Continuing Cause
- Costs
- Attorney's Fees
- Search Fees
- Interest; Rate on Judgments; in Tort Actions
- Entry of Default
- Final Judgment by Default
- Setting Aside Default
- Plaintiffs, Counterclaimants, Cross-Claimants
- Venue; Filing
- Medical Testimony
- Hearing; Order; Expenses
- Venue; Complaint; Service
- Hearing
- Warrant of Attorney
- Procedure to Confess Judgment
- Time for Making, Filing, and Serving Motion
- Motion and Proceedings Thereon
- Case Not Adjudicated on Motion
- Leave to Proceed Upon Terms
- Affidavits
- Attorneys Fees
- Entry Of Judgment
- Execution and Delivery of Warrant of Satisfaction
- Entry of Satisfaction
- Entry of Satisfaction on Payment of Moneys Into Court
- Recourse by Some Judgment Debtors Against Other Judgment Debtors
- Judgments For Minors And Mentally Incapacitated Persons
- Motion for New Trial
- Motion to Alter or Amend a Judgment or Order
- Grounds of Motion
- Time of Motion
- Effect of Motion
- Issuance; Service
- Execution; Bond
- Motion to Discharge Writ
- Capias; Fraud in Inception of Contract
- Effect of Prior Writ of Attachment
- Temporary Restraint and Interlocutory Injunction-Application on Filing of Complaint
- Temporary Restraint and Interlocutory Injunction-During Pendency of Action
- Security
- Form and Scope of Injunction or Restraining Order
- Denial of Application
- Stay of Action in Superior Court
- Labor Disputes
- Notice; Dismissal; Appeal
- Venue
- Employment of Attorney or Accountant
- Allowances to Receivers and Attorneys
- Attorney for the Plaintiff
- Partnership Receivers and Liquidating Trustees
- Inventory and Account; Audit
- Accounting Upon Liquidation of a Financial Institution
- Destruction of Records
- Assignments For Benefit Of Creditors
- Discharge Of Insolvent Debtors
- Summary Action; Complaint
- Order to Show Cause to Approve Plan; Service
- Deposit In Court
- Procedure for Deposit and Withdrawal of Moneys
- Accounts; Audit
- Income and Interest on Deposits
- Notice of Withdrawals; Order
- Time and Manner of Making and Accepting Offer
- Consequences of Non-Acceptance of Claimant’s Offer
- Consequences of Non-Acceptance of Offer of Party Not a Claimant
- Multiple Claims; Multiple Parties
- New Trial
- Application for Fee; Limitations
- Acceptance of Offer Not Deemed a Judgment; Payment of Accepted Offer
- Execution
- Judgment for Specific Acts; Writ of Possession
- Process In Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
- Definitions
- Commencement of Action; Venue
- Attachment and Summons
- Attachment and Arrest
- Order Directing Issuance of Writ
- Issuance of Writ; Further Writs
- Levy
- Inventory and Return
- Notice to Defendant; Defense
- Time to Defend
- Motion to Vacate Writ or Levy
- Appearance; Judgment
- Discharge From Attachment
- Claim of Property
- Applying Claimants
- Consolidation of Actions
- Auxiliary Proceedings
- Order for Dismissal
- Sequestration
- Writ of Replevin
- Allegations of Demand and Refusal; Title
- Defenses; Counterclaim
- Judgment for Plaintiff
- Judgment for Defendant
- Complaint
- Answer
- Tender; Deposit in Court
- Judgment By Default or For Failure to Appear
- Partition; Dower; Curtesy
- Notice of Motion for Sale Free From Dower and Curtesy
- Calculation of Gross Sum in Lieu of Dower or Curtesy
- Calculation of Investment in Lieu of Dower or Curtesy
- Motion and Hearing On Filing of Notice of Lis Pendens
- Foreclosure Complaint, Uncontested Judgment Other Than In Rem Tax Foreclosures
- Foreclosure of Vacant and Abandoned Residential Property
- Mediation of Eligible Residential Foreclosure Cases
- Proof; Certification or Affidavit
- Surplus Moneys
- Abandonment of Action by Plaintiff; Right of Defendants to Proceed
- Joinder of Claims in Foreclosure
- Action to Foreclose Tax Sale Certificates; Answer As Stay; Redemption
- In Rem Tax Foreclosure
- Dismissal of Foreclosure Actions for Lack of Prosecution; Reinstatement
- Administrative Conversion of Uncontested Case Into a Contested Matter
- Motions in Uncontested Matters
- Compensation
- Notice of Sale; Posting and Mailing
- Advertisement of Diagram or Statement in Lieu
- Place of Public Sale; Adjournments
- Sheriff's Sale; Objections
- Report and Confirmation of Sales
- [Reserved]
- Applicability
- Complaint; Order to Show Cause; Motion
- Service of Order to Show Cause
- Answers; Objections; Demand for Jury Trial
- Hearing; Judgment; Briefs
- Summary Proceedings to Enforce Agency Orders
- Actions for Escheat Under N.J.S. 2A:37–11 to 28, Inclusive [Deleted]
- Actions in Superior Court, Law Division
- Motion for Summary Judgment
- Motion to Law Division for Stay
- Filing and Management for Actions in Lieu of Prerogative Writs
- Exhaustion of Remedies
- Limitation on Bringing Certain Actions
- Interlocutory Appeals
- Applicability; Scope
- Complaint; Verification; Process
- Hearing; Penalties; Payment
- Commitment
- [deleted July 28, 2004 effective September 1, 2004]
- Summary Action
- Order to Show Cause; Form, Service
- Filing of Record of Proceedings
- Complaint
- Guardian ad litem
- Notice of Application
- Hearing; Judgment; Filing
- Complaint
- Parties; Trial of Dispute as to Title
- Service of Process
- Report of Commissioners; Service
- Fees and Costs
- Appeal From Report of Commissioners
- Jury; View of Property
- Costs on Appeal
- Payment Into Court; Disputes as to Allocation; Withdrawal; Review
- Appeals From Assessments for Improvements and Awards of Damages
- Pretrial Discovery, Exchange of Experts' Reports, Comparable Sales and Leases; Expert Testimony
- Workmen's Compensation Appeals [Deleted]
- General Provisions or Appeal to Superior Court, Law Division
- Appeals From Penalties Imposed by Municipal Courts
- Appeal From Judgment of a Municipal Court for Confiscation or Forfeiture of a Chattel
- Appeals From Municipal Court Judgments In Civil Actions
- Appeals In Bastardy Proceedings [Deleted]
- Civil Commitment – Adults
- Civil Commitment-Minors
- Discovery By a Person Subject to Involuntary Commitment Pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act
- Notice of Appeal From Wage Collection Section
- Fixing Time and Place of Birth of Person of Unknown Parentage
- Money Judgments Rendered In Special Proceedings
- Application
- Proof of Will: Nonresident or Deceased Witnesses
- Renunciation By or Notice to Next of Kin and Others
- Qualifications
- Residents Preferred Over Nonresidents
- Notice of Probate of Will
- Use of Photostatic Copy Where Will Is Probated In Another State
- [Notice to Creditors to Present Claims] [Deleted]
- Testamentary Trustee
- Application
- Renunciation or Notice
- Signature to Application
- Residents Preferred Over Nonresidents
- Acceptance
- Matters In Which The Surrogate's Court May Not Act
- Method of Proceeding
- Filing of Papers
- Title of Action
- Venue
- Verification
- In General
- Probate In the Superior Court
- Contested Administration
- Appointment of Substituted Trustees
- Appointment of Administrator Pendente Lite or Other Limited Administrator
- Complaint; Time for Filing
- Enlargement of Time
- After-Discovered Will
- Action; Records; Guardianship Monitoring Program
- Complaint; Accompanying Documents; Alternative Affidavits or Certifications
- Disqualification of Affiant
- Action On Complaint
- Order for Hearing
- Proof of Service; Appearance of Alleged Incapacitated Person at Hearing; Answer
- Hearing; Judgment
- Rights of an Incapacitated Person; Proceedings for Return to Capacity or Review of Guardianship
- Application for Financial Maintenance for Incapacitated Adults Subject to Prior Chancery Division, Family Part Order
- Appointment of Guardian for Nonresident Incapacitated Person
- Guardians for Incapacitated Persons Under Uniform Veterans Guardianship Law
- Appointment of Guardian For Persons Eligible For and/or Receiving Services From the Division of Developmental Disabilities
- Appointment of Conservator
- Special Medical Guardian In General Equity
- Procedure
- Complaint
- Form of Account; Statement of Assets to Be Annexed to Account
- Service
- Vouchers
- Audit and Report On Accounts
- Report of Guardian Ad Litem
- Exceptions
- Dispensing With Accounting By Agreement
- Affidavit of Accountant's Services
- Commission Payments Before Settlement
- Notice as to Apportionment of Commissions
- Affidavit of Attorney's Services
- Where an Account Is About to Be Settled
- Complaint
- Inquiry for Unknown Distributees
- Unclaimed Moneys Deposited In Court [Deleted]
- Complaint By Personal Representative for Sale
- Complaint By Creditor for Sale
- Order to Show Cause
- Objections to Claim
- Judgment for Sale
- Notice of Application For Prosecution of Bonds of Heirs and Devisees
- Proceedings When Estate Is Insolvent
- Service On Creditors and Other Interested Persons of Insolvent Estate
- Exceptions to Account, Inventory and Claims; Determination
- Excepted Claims; Plenary Action; Recovery
- Actions Pending May Proceed to Judgment
- Motion
- Statement of Assets and Liabilities
- Bond
- Complaint
- Declaration of Death
- Parties Defendant
- Hearing
- Letters Issued
- Action for Sale
- Complaint; Supporting Affidavits; Notice
- Order to Sell
- Bond
- Confirmation of Sale; Conveyance
- Mortgage of Lands
- Costs and Expenses of Proceedings
- Order to Compel Production of Purported Will
- Summary Action by Fiduciary for Instructions
- Approval of Compromise
- Certificate as to Further Security; Death Act, etc.
- Qualifications; Acceptance
- Renunciations
- Money Judgments In the Chancery Division, Probate Part
- Notice to Surety
- Bond From Corporate Fiduciary
- Civil Docket
- Abstracts to Be Entered
- Entries
- Effect of Entry; Date of Judgment or Order
- Docketing of Judgments; Recording of Transcript and Other Document
- Assignments of, Postponement of Lien of, or Warrant to Satisfy Judgments; Entry of Satisfaction
- Scope and Applicability of Rules
- Cognizability
- Judges Assigned
- Admittance to or Removal from the CBLP
- General Principles
- Initial Disclosures
- Initial Conference of the Parties
- Case Management Conferences and Scheduling Orders
- General Principles
- Timing of Discovery
- Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- Interrogatories to Parties
- Production of Documents; Electronically Stored Information; Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes; Pre-Litigation Discovery
- Proposed Form of Discovery Confidentiality Order
- Expert Witness Discovery
- Signature Required; Effect of Signature
- Sanctions for Failure To Make Discovery
- General Principles
- Motions to Be Addressed In the Scheduling Order
- Extensions of Time for Initial Dispositive Motions
- Advance Notice of Discovery Motions
- Process Applicable to Summary Judgment Motions
- Length of Papers
- Sur-Reply and Post-Submission Papers
- Joint Motion Submissions
- Motions Not Requiring Briefs
- Scope and Applicability of Rules
- Actions Cognizable
- Transfer of Actions to and From the Family Part
- Differentiated Case Management In Civil Family Actions
- Arbitration
- Venue, Where Laid
- Change of Venue
- Applicability
- Closed Hearings; Record
- Appointment of Experts
- Counsel: Appearance; Prosecutor
- Attorney Fees and Retainer Agreements In Civil Family Actions; Withdrawal
- Continuous Trials
- Additional Remedies on Violation of Orders Relating to Parenting Time, Alimony, Financial Maintenance, Support or Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Review and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards
- Process
- Complaint
- Answer, Acknowledgment, Appearance
- Service of Process in Family Part Summary Actions; Initial Complaints and Applications for Post-Dispositional Relief
- Issuance of Summons for Dissolution Complaints
- Discovery
- Family Case Information Statement
- Financial Statements and Case Information Statements in Summary Support Actions
- Motions in Family Actions
- Participation In Early Settlement Programs
- Participation In Mandatory Post-ESP Mediation or In a Mandatory PostESP Complementary Dispute Resolution Event
- Case Management Conferences In Civil Family Actions
- Previous File or Record
- Procedures Concerning the Entry of Certain Final Judgments of Divorce, Dissolutions of Civil Unions, and Terminations of Domestic Partnerships
- Default; Notice for Final Judgment
- When and By Whom Filed
- Matters Brought by Assistance Agencies
- Hearing
- Interstate Support
- Enforcement of Orders
- Probation-Initiated Status Review of Support Orders
- Separate Maintenance
- Affidavit or Certification of Non-Military Service
- Termination of Child Support Obligations
- Child Support Guidelines
- Cost-Of-Living Adjustments For Child Support Orders
- Venue
- Application Pendente Lite
- Corroboration
- Orders Establishing Alimony and Child Support Payments
- Income Withholding for Child Support: Notices
- Failure to Pay; Enforcement by the Court or a Party; Suspension and Revocation of Licenses for Failure to Support Dependents; Execution of Assets for Child Support; Child Support Judgments and Post-Judgment Interest
- Consolidated Enforcement and Modification Proceedings
- Delay in Prosecution; Order to Proceed
- Bifurcation
- Affidavit or Certification of Non-Military Service
- Suspension of Child Support Orders
- Application for Title IV-D Child Support Services; Probation Division Enforcement; Monitoring-Only Services
- Domestic Violence: Restraining Orders
- Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act: Protective Orders
- Limitations on Pretrial Incarceration
- Investigation Before Award
- Direction for Periodic Reports
- Investigation After Award
- Filing of Report
- Custody and Parenting Time/Visitation Plans, Recital in Judgment or Order
- Trial of Custody Issue
- Non-Dissolution Education Program.
- Appointment Of Counsel For Child
- Appointment Of Guardian Ad Litem
- Appointment Of Court Appointed Special Advocate
- Parenting Coordinators
- Venue
- Service
- Hearing
- Actions for Kinship Legal Guardianship
- Title of Action
- Filing and Service
- Venue in Actions Concerning Kinship Legal Guardianship
- Venue
- Caption of Complaint; Waiver of Filing Fees
- Contents of Complaint
- Surrogate Action
- Post-Complaint Submissions
- Indian Child Welfare Act
- Judicial Surrender of Parental Rights
- Preliminary Hearing
- Order Upon Preliminary Hearing
- Petition for Modification or Revocation of an Order
- Final Hearing
- Judgment of Adoption; Procedures for Closing and Sealing Adoption Records
- Requests to Unseal Adoption Cases; Procedure
- Domestic Adoptions and Re-adoptions of Foreign Citizens
- Adoption of United States Citizens by Residents of Foreign Countries that are Signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention
- Adoptions of United States Citizens by Residents of Foreign Countries That Are Not Signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention
- Co-Parent Adoption Complaints
- Adoption of a Child or an Adult; Use of Automated System; Name Checks
- Action for Adoption of Adult
- Notices Regarding Placement of a Child; Form and Contents of Complaint
- Process
- Discovery
- Case Management Conference, Hearings, Trial, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings
- Bond
- Matters Involving Law Enforcement
- Claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Definitions
- Forms
- Commencement of Proceedings
- Voluntary Placement: Initial Court Determination
- Reviews of Children in Placement; Court Orders; Submission of Placement Plan
- Board Recommendations
- Court Determination Following Board Review
- Confidentiality
- Complaint, Parties
- Consent conference; Trial
- Judgment
- Gestational Carrier Matters; Orders of Parentage
- When and By Whom Filed
- Form and Contents of Petition
- Filing and Service, Notice of Hearing
- Standards for Taking Into Custody
- Procedure Following Custody
- Appearances
- Finding
- Disposition
- Closed Hearings; Records
- Petition for Out-of-Home Placement; Temporary Placement
- Temporary Out-of-Home Placement; Hearing
- Long-Term Placement
- Establishment of Venue; Change of Venue
- Confidentiality of Hearing and Records
- Individual Hearings
- Use of Restraints On a Juvenile
- Complaint
- Summons
- Warrant
- Necessary Parties
- Juvenile Delinquency Matters; Discovery and Inspection
- Taking Into Custody, Initial Procedure
- Release
- Detention Hearings
- Place of Detention or Shelter Care
- Standards for Detention
- Post-Complaint Detention
- Adjudicatory Hearing
- Custody and Detention of Material Witness
- Juvenile Plea Form
- Referral at Election of Juvenile
- Waiver of Jurisdiction and Referral Without Juvenile's Consent
- Detention Hearing After Referral
- Proceedings After Waiver
- Remand to the Family Part
- Transfer Generally
- Proceedings After Transfer
- Disposition Hearing
- Predisposition Evaluation
- Manner of Disposition
- Order of Disposition
- Retention of Jurisdiction
- Modification of Order of Disposition: Post-disposition Relief
- Juvenile Conference Committees
- Referees (Deleted)
- Child Support Hearing Officers (Deleted)
- Domestic Violence Hearing Officers (Deleted)
- Court Staff Mediators and Hearing Officers
- Expungement of Family Court Records
- Scope and Applicability of Rules
- Cognizability
- Venue
- Form of Summons
- Process; Filing and Issuance
- Service of Process
- Issuance and Signing of Process
- Applicability of Part IV Rules
- Endorsement of Papers: Complaint; Summons
- Motion Practice
- Summary Actions for Possession of Premises
- Transfer of Actions
- Pretrial Conference
- Interrogatories; Admissions; Production
- Depositions
- Time for Completion of Discovery Proceedings
- Sanctions
- Adjournment of Proceedings
- Applicability of Part IV Rules; Sanctions
- Notice of Trial; Assignment for Trial
- Trial by Jury
- Applicability of Part IV Rules
- Entry of Default and Automatic Vacation Thereof
- Judgment by Default
- Consent Judgments for Possession and Stipulations of Settlement, Residential Cases
- Judgment; Costs
- Post-Judgment Levy Exemption Claims and Applications for Relief in Tenancy Actions
- Issuance by Clerk of Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgment
- Requests for Issuance of Writs of Execution; Contents of Writs of Execution and Other Process for the Enforcement of Judgments; Notice to Debtor; Claim for Exemption; Warrant of Removal; Enforcement of Consent Judgments and Stipulations of Settlement...
- Orders for Discovery; Information Subpoenas
- Wage Executions; Notice, Order, Hearing; Accrual of Interest, Credits and Costs
- Chattel Executions; Time at Which Levy Can be Made; Accrual of Interest, Credits and Costs
- Special Actions: Attachment, Capias and Replevin; Return of Orders for Possession
- Procedure for Collection of Statutory Penalties and for Confiscation of Chattels
- Representation In Summary Actions Between Landlord and Tenant
- Small Claims Section; Practice
- Recording and Transcript of Proceedings
- Clerk's Office; Place of Trials; Filing; Inquiries
- Supporting Personnel
- Accounting System
- Scope
- Contents of Complaint, Complaint-Warrant (CDR-2) and Summons
- Issuance of Complaint-Warrant (CDR-2) or Summons
- Warrants; Execution and Service: Return
- Summons: Execution and Service; Return
- Defective Warrant or Summons; Amendment
- [Deleted]
- Procedure After Arrest
- Hearing on First Appearance; Right to Counsel
- Right to Pretrial Release
- Authority to Set Bail or Conditions of Pretrial Release
- Form and Place of Deposit; Location of Real Estate; Record of Recognizances, Discharge and Forfeiture
- Justification of Sureties
- Forfeiture
- Exoneration
- Place of Deposit
- Bail After Conviction
- Changes in Conditions of Release for Defendants Charged on an Initial Complaint-Warrant (CDR-2) on Disorderly Persons Offenses
- Filing
- Motion to Suppress Evidence
- Search and Seizure Without a Warrant
- Motion to Suppress Medical Records Obtained Pursuant to Rule 7:7-8(d)
- Arraignment
- Pleas, Plea Agreements
- Guilty Plea by Mail or in an Electronic System in Non-Traffic Offenses.
- Pleadings; Objections
- Motions
- Notice of Alibi; Failure to Furnish
- Notice of Defense of Insanity; Evidence of Mental Disease or Defect
- Pretrial Procedure
- Depositions
- Discovery and Inspection
- Subpoenas
- Filing Appearance; Withdrawal from Representation and Substitution of Attorney
- Joint Representation
- Use of Acting Judges Pursuant to Standing Assignment Judge Order
- Mediation of Minor Disputes In Municipal Court Actions
- Place of Trial; Disqualification
- Adjournment
- Trial of Complaints Together
- Dismissal
- Transfer to the Chancery Division, Family Part
- Appearances; Exclusion of the Public
- Record of Proceedings; Transcripts
- Non-Monetary Procedures on Failure to Appear
- Monetary Sanctions for Defendant’s Failure to Appear
- Waiver of Right to Counsel at Trial
- Limitations on Pretrial Incarceration
- Sentence
- Judgment
- Credit for Confinement Pending Sentence
- Reduction or Change of Sentence
- Failure to Pay
- Expungement of Municipal Court Records
- New Trial
- Post-Conviction Relief
- Summary Proceedings For Collection of Statutory Penalties [Deleted]
- Trial Date; Adjournment
- Calendar Parts; Sessions
- Pleas of Not Guilty and Pleas of Guilty by Mail or in an Electronic System in Certain Traffic or Parking Offenses
- Violations Bureau; Designation; Functions
- Appeals
- Stay
- Reversal; Remission of Fine and Costs
- Opening Statement
- Amendment of Process or Pleading
- Court Calendar
- Financial Control
- Oath of Municipal Court Judge
- Scope: Applicability
- Review Jurisdiction
- Commencement of Action
- Pleadings Allowed
- General Form of Pleading; Appearances in Court
- Contents of Complaint, Generally
- Contents of Complaint; Specific Actions
- Answers
- Counterclaim In Real Property Tax Cases
- Amended and Supplemental Pleadings; Deletion of Documents and Correction of Data
- Withdrawal
- Time for Filing Complaint
- Calculation of Time for Filing
- Time for Filing Responsive Pleadings
- Complaint as Process
- By Whom Served
- On Whom Served
- Mode of Service of Complaint
- Proof of Service
- Discovery; Exchange of Appraisals and Comparable Sales and Rentals
- Pretrial Conferences
- Failure to Make Discovery
- Local Property Tax Cases; Tracks and Subtracks; Standards for Assignment
- Local Property Tax Cases; Track Assignment
- Local Property Tax Cases; Case Management Notice
- Local Property Tax Cases; Track Reassignment
- Local Property Tax Cases; Mandatory Settlement Conference
- Motions
- Trial by Court; Submission Without Trial
- Assignment for Hearing
- Consolidation and Severance
- Non-appearance
- Adjournments
- Full Court Review
- Form of Judgment
- Costs
- Agreed Computations
- Failure to Agree on Computations
- Judgment Pursuant to Stipulation
- New Trials; Amendment of Findings or Judgments
- Small Claims Division; Practice and Procedure
- Filing Fees
- Pilot County as Taxing District