R. 4:83-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:83-1: Method of Proceeding, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 4:83-1 "Method of Proceeding" {
Unless otherwise specified, all actions in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part, shall be brought in a summary manner by the filing of a complaint and issuance of an order to show cause pursuant to R. 4:67. The Surrogate, as Deputy Clerk, may fix the return date of the order to show cause and execute the same unless the procedure in a particular case raises doubt or difficulty. Service shall be made and the action shall proceed thereafter in accordance with that rule.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:105-3, 4:117-1. Former R. 4:99-1 deleted and new R. 4:83-1 adopted June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 9, 2008 to be effective September 1, 2008; amended July 29, 2019 to be effective September 1, 2019.
}
referenced_by: 4:65-1, 4:86-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-11; corpus harvested 2026-09-02