Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:62-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:62-4: Judgment By Default or For Failure to Appear, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Judgment By Default or For Failure to Appear
If in any such action judgment is sought either for failure of the defendant to plead or appear at trial or upon the filing of a disclaimer or the withdrawal of an answer, the allegations of the complaint may, if the court permits, be proved by affidavit.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:80-4; amended November 27, 1974 to be effective April 1, 1975; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:62-4 "Judgment By Default or For Failure to Appear" {
If in any such action judgment is sought either for failure of the defendant to plead or appear at trial or upon the filing of a disclaimer or the withdrawal of an answer, the allegations of the complaint may, if the court permits, be proved by affidavit.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:80-4; amended November 27, 1974 to be effective April 1, 1975; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-10; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:62-3 · chapter 4:62 · all rules
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