Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:44-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:44-1: Venue; Filing, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Venue; Filing
Actions brought in the Superior Court on behalf of a minor or mentally incapacitated person, instituted without process, for the purpose of obtaining the court’s approval of a settlement shall be brought in any county in which the venue might be laid under R. 4:3-2 and, in such actions in the Superior Court, the papers shall, unless the court otherwise orders, be filed with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court in the county of venue before the hearing on the application for approval.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:56A(a)(b); amended July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:44-1 "Venue; Filing" {
Actions brought in the Superior Court on behalf of a minor or mentally incapacitated person, instituted without process, for the purpose of obtaining the court’s approval of a settlement shall be brought in any county in which the venue might be laid under R. 4:3-2 and, in such actions in the Superior Court, the papers shall, unless the court otherwise orders, be filed with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court in the county of venue before the hearing on the application for approval.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:56A(a)(b); amended July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
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referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-07; corpus harvested 2026-09-02R. 4:44-2 → · chapter 4:44 · all rules
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