Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:86-3A New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:86-3A: Action On Complaint, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Action On Complaint
(a) Review of Complaint Prior to Docketing. Prior to docketing, the Surrogate shall review the complaint to ensure that proper venue is laid and that it contains all information required by R. 4:86-2.
(b) Docketing.
(1) Upon the filing of a complaint for the determination of incapacity of a person and for the appointment of a guardian, if it appears that there is jurisdiction and that the complaint is substantially complete in all respects, the complaint shall be docketed.
(2) If, after docketing, there is a lack of jurisdiction, the court shall dismiss the complaint forthwith. If a complaint is not substantially complete in all respects, the Surrogate shall process the complaint in accordance with R. 1:5-6.
(c) Availability of Guardianship File. The Surrogate shall make the complete guardianship file available to the court upon request.
Note: Adopted August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:86-3A "Action On Complaint" {
(a) Review of Complaint Prior to Docketing. Prior to docketing, the Surrogate shall review the complaint to ensure that proper venue is laid and that it contains all information required by R. 4:86-2.
(b) Docketing.
(1) Upon the filing of a complaint for the determination of incapacity of a person and for the appointment of a guardian, if it appears that there is jurisdiction and that the complaint is substantially complete in all respects, the complaint shall be docketed.
(2) If, after docketing, there is a lack of jurisdiction, the court shall dismiss the complaint forthwith. If a complaint is not substantially complete in all respects, the Surrogate shall process the complaint in accordance with R. 1:5-6.
(c) Availability of Guardianship File. The Surrogate shall make the complete guardianship file available to the court upon request.
Note: Adopted August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
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referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-11; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:86-3 · R. 4:86-4 → · chapter 4:86 · all rules
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