Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:89-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:89-2: Complaint, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Complaint
In actions for distribution the complaint shall state: (a) when letters, if any, were granted to a fiduciary; (b) the names and addresses of all persons interested, specifying which of them are minors or mentally incapacitated persons; and in actions for the distribution of an intestate's estate, the manner and degree in which the next of kin severally stand related to the intestate; (c) the balance in the fiduciary's hands for distribution, so far as the same may be known; and (d) shall have annexed to the complaint a copy of the will or other instrument, if any, pursuant to which distribution is to be made.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:108-2; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
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rule 4:89-2 "Complaint" {
In actions for distribution the complaint shall state: (a) when letters, if any, were granted to a fiduciary; (b) the names and addresses of all persons interested, specifying which of them are minors or mentally incapacitated persons; and in actions for the distribution of an intestate's estate, the manner and degree in which the next of kin severally stand related to the intestate; (c) the balance in the fiduciary's hands for distribution, so far as the same may be known; and (d) shall have annexed to the complaint a copy of the will or other instrument, if any, pursuant to which distribution is to be made.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:108-2; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-11; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:89-1 · R. 4:89-3 → · chapter 4:89 · all rules
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