Rules of Court · Part 5 · New Jersey
R. 5:10-10 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:10-10: Petition for Modification or Revocation of an Order, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Petition for Modification or Revocation of an Order
A petition by any plaintiff or by the next friend appointed by the court, or by any other person or persons interested in the welfare of the child, for an order modifying or revoking any order entered in a proceeding for the adoption of a child, shall be verified and shall be served on each plaintiff and upon the next friend, if one shall have been appointed, unless such party shall have joined in such petition.
Note: Source - R. (1969) 4:94-6. Adopted as Rule 5:10-7 December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; redesignated as Rule 5:10-10 July 21, 2011 to be effective September 1, 2011.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 5:10-10 "Petition for Modification or Revocation of an Order" {
A petition by any plaintiff or by the next friend appointed by the court, or by any other person or persons interested in the welfare of the child, for an order modifying or revoking any order entered in a proceeding for the adoption of a child, shall be verified and shall be served on each plaintiff and upon the next friend, if one shall have been appointed, unless such party shall have joined in such petition.
Note: Source - R. (1969) 4:94-6. Adopted as Rule 5:10-7 December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; redesignated as Rule 5:10-10 July 21, 2011 to be effective September 1, 2011.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 5:10-9 · R. 5:10-11 → · chapter 5:10 · all rules
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