Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:20-11A New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:20-11A: Suspension of License to Practice Law for Failure to Support Dependents, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Suspension of License to Practice Law for Failure to Support Dependents
(a) Suspension and Reinstatement of License. Upon receipt of an order issued pursuant to Rule 5:7-5(b) that calls for the suspension of a license to practice law in New Jersey, the Supreme Court shall enter an order suspending the attorney from the practice of law. The Supreme Court shall enter an order reinstating the license to practice law, without the need for the attorney to file a verified petition for reinstatement or publish a notice as required by Rule 1:20-21, upon receipt of an order issued by the Chancery Division, Family Part calling for the reinstatement of the license.
(b) Release of Attorney Information to Probation Division. The Office of Attorney Ethics and the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection shall, upon request, provide the Probation Division of the Superior Court with, if available, an attorney’s social security number, home address and primary law office address when the basis for such a request is a license revocation proceeding in accordance with Rule 5:7-5(b).
Note: Adopted March 15, 1996, to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) amended February 27, 2026 to be effective March 1, 2026.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:20-11A "Suspension of License to Practice Law for Failure to Support Dependents" {
(a) Suspension and Reinstatement of License. Upon receipt of an order issued pursuant to Rule 5:7-5(b) that calls for the suspension of a license to practice law in New Jersey, the Supreme Court shall enter an order suspending the attorney from the practice of law. The Supreme Court shall enter an order reinstating the license to practice law, without the need for the attorney to file a verified petition for reinstatement or publish a notice as required by Rule 1:20-21, upon receipt of an order issued by the Chancery Division, Family Part calling for the reinstatement of the license.
(b) Release of Attorney Information to Probation Division. The Office of Attorney Ethics and the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection shall, upon request, provide the Probation Division of the Superior Court with, if available, an attorney’s social security number, home address and primary law office address when the basis for such a request is a license revocation proceeding in accordance with Rule 5:7-5(b).
Note: Adopted March 15, 1996, to be effective immediately; paragraph (b) amended February 27, 2026 to be effective March 1, 2026.
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referenced_by: 5:7-5
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:20-11 · R. 1:20-11B → · chapter 1:20 · all rules
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