Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:96-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:96-2: Renunciations, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Renunciations
A renunciation by any person named as a fiduciary in any will or other instrument or entitled to letters testamentary, of administration, guardianship or trusteeship, shall be acknowledged before an officer qualified to take acknowledgements of deeds, and shall be recorded by the Surrogate as the deputy clerk of the court.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:115-3; former R. 4:97-3 amended and rule redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
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rule 4:96-2 "Renunciations" {
A renunciation by any person named as a fiduciary in any will or other instrument or entitled to letters testamentary, of administration, guardianship or trusteeship, shall be acknowledged before an officer qualified to take acknowledgements of deeds, and shall be recorded by the Surrogate as the deputy clerk of the court.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:115-3; former R. 4:97-3 amended and rule redesignated June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
}
referenced_by: 4:81-2, 4:95-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-12; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:96-1 · R. 4:96-3 → · chapter 4:96 · all rules
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