R. 4:96-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:96-1: Qualifications; Acceptance, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 4:96-1 "Qualifications; Acceptance" {
Qualifications of executors and administrators and acceptances of trusteeship and guardianship may be taken outside this State under oath by any person before whom depositions may be taken under R. 4:12-2 and R. 4:12-3, and when the qualification of an executor or an administrator with the will annexed is taken outside this State, the will need not be annexed to the qualification. Such qualifications and acceptances may be taken within this State before any person authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:115-2; former R. 4:97-2 redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
}
referenced_by: 4:80-4, 4:80-8, 4:80-9, 4:81-5, 4:86-6, 4:86-9
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-12; corpus harvested 2026-09-02