R. 5:15-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:15-2: Form and Contents of Petition, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 5:15-2 "Form and Contents of Petition" {
A petition alleging the existence of a juvenile-family crisis shall be captioned "The State of New Jersey in the Interest of the Family of _______," shall be made on oath by a Court Intake Services officer, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall include the following:
(a) The name, address and date of birth of the juvenile.
(b) The name, address and date of birth of the juvenile's parents, guardian or custodian and any other family member believed to be contributing to the juvenile-family crisis.
(c) A statement of facts describing the nature of the juvenile-family crisis.
(d) The recommendations of Court Intake Services for resolving the crisis, including recommendations regarding community services or programs necessary to implement the recommendations.
(e) The services, if any, previously provided by the Crisis Intervention Unit, the community services to which the family has previously been referred, if any, and a statement that these services have not resolved or stabilized the crisis.
(f) If Court Intake Services has reason to believe that a parent or guardian of the juvenile is an alcoholic, as defined by N.J.S. 26:2B-8, or drug dependent, as defined by N.J.S. 24:21-2, the petition shall state the basis for this determination and provide recommendations to the court.
Note: Source-new. Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02