Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:27-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:27-2: Joinder of Remedies; Fraudulent Conveyances, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Joinder of Remedies; Fraudulent Conveyances
Except as provided by N.J.S. 2A:50-2 and 2A:50-22 (debt secured by mortgage) and except as otherwise provided by R. 4:7-5 (mandatory crossclaims), if a claim is one heretofore cognizable only after another claim has been prosecuted to a conclusion, then the 2 claims may be joined in a single action, but the court shall grant relief therein only in accordance with the relative substantive rights of the parties. In particular, a plaintiff may state a claim for money and a claim to have set aside a conveyance fraudulent as to plaintiff, without first having obtained a judgment establishing the claim for money.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:31-2. Amended July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972; amended July 16, 1979 to be effective September 10, 1979; amended July 15, 1982 to be effective September 13, 1982; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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rule 4:27-2 "Joinder of Remedies; Fraudulent Conveyances" {
Except as provided by N.J.S. 2A:50-2 and 2A:50-22 (debt secured by mortgage) and except as otherwise provided by R. 4:7-5 (mandatory crossclaims), if a claim is one heretofore cognizable only after another claim has been prosecuted to a conclusion, then the 2 claims may be joined in a single action, but the court shall grant relief therein only in accordance with the relative substantive rights of the parties. In particular, a plaintiff may state a claim for money and a claim to have set aside a conveyance fraudulent as to plaintiff, without first having obtained a judgment establishing the claim for money.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:31-2. Amended July 14, 1972 to be effective September 5, 1972; amended July 16, 1979 to be effective September 10, 1979; amended July 15, 1982 to be effective September 13, 1982; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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referenced_by: 4:23-2
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:27-1 · chapter 4:27 · all rules
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