R. 5:13-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:13-4: Voluntary Placement: Initial Court Determination, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 5:13-4 "Voluntary Placement: Initial Court Determination" {
The court, within 15 days following receipt of the notice of the initial placement pursuant to a voluntary agreement, shall make a determination in the manner prescribed by the act including a determination as to whether or not reasonable efforts have been made to prevent the placement, which determination shall be entered as an order in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts. The court shall give a copy of the order to the Division, the child, the parents or legal guardian and such other persons or agencies that the court determines have an interest in or information relating to the welfare of the child, which may include the temporary caretaker. If the court schedules a hearing it shall provide written notice thereof in the manner prescribed by the act.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 5:7B(d). Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended July 16, 2009 to be effective September 1, 2009; caption and text amended July 9, 2013 to be effective September 1, 2013.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02