Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:86-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:86-3: Disqualification of Affiant, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Disqualification of Affiant
No affidavit or certification shall be submitted by a physician or psychologist who is related, either through blood or marriage, to the alleged incapacitated person or to a proprietor, director or chief executive officer of any institution (except state, county or federal institutions) for the care and treatment of the ill in which the alleged incapacitated person is living, or in which it is proposed to place him or her, or who is professionally employed by the management thereof as a resident physician or psychologist, or who is financially interested therein.
Note: Source — R.R. 4:102-3; former R. 4:83-3 amended and rule redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002; caption and text amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004; amended July 9, 2008 to be effective September 1, 2008; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
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rule 4:86-3 "Disqualification of Affiant" {
No affidavit or certification shall be submitted by a physician or psychologist who is related, either through blood or marriage, to the alleged incapacitated person or to a proprietor, director or chief executive officer of any institution (except state, county or federal institutions) for the care and treatment of the ill in which the alleged incapacitated person is living, or in which it is proposed to place him or her, or who is professionally employed by the management thereof as a resident physician or psychologist, or who is financially interested therein.
Note: Source — R.R. 4:102-3; former R. 4:83-3 amended and rule redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002; caption and text amended July 28, 2004 to be effective September 1, 2004; amended July 9, 2008 to be effective September 1, 2008; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
}
referenced_by: 4:86-2
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-10; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:86-2 · R. 4:86-3A → · chapter 4:86 · all rules
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