R. 4:60-12 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:60-12: Appearance; Judgment, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 4:60-12 "Appearance; Judgment" {
(a) Effect of Appearance. At any time before final judgment defendant may enter an appearance of record in the action, and thereafter no applying claimant may intervene. Notwithstanding the appearance, the lien of the attachment, unless discharged, shall continue in favor of the plaintiff and applying claimants theretofore admitted; and proceedings may be had with respect to the attached property.
(b) Special or General Judgment. If the defendant has not been legally served with summons in the action and does not enter an appearance therein, any judgment in favor of the plaintiff shall be special against the attached property only. If the defendant has been legally served with summons in the action or if the defendant has entered an appearance therein, any judgment in favor of the plaintiff shall be general.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:77-17(a)(b)(c); paragraph (b) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-10; corpus harvested 2026-09-02