R. 5:7-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:7-2: Application Pendente Lite, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 5:7-2 "Application Pendente Lite" {
(a) Support Pendente Lite. Applications for support, counsel fees and costs pendente lite, whether made with the complaint or by notice of motion thereafter, shall be accompanied by a completed case information statement in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts pursuant to R. 5:5-2. If this form has previously been submitted, amendments thereto must be filed with the court no later than eight days prior to the motion hearing date. A completed case information statement shall accompany the response to the application pendente lite. If previously submitted, amendments thereto must be filed with the court no later than eight days prior to the hearing date.
(b) Restraints; Contempt; Enforcement. If pendente lite relief is sought, by way of preliminary restraint, to hold a party in contempt or to enforce litigant's rights, the application shall be by motion or order to show cause.
Note: Source-R. (1969) 4:79-3(a), (b). Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; paragraph (a) amended January 10, 1984, to be effective April 1, 1984; paragraph (b) caption and text amended July 21, 2011 to be effective September 1, 2011; paragraph (a) amended July 31, 2025 to be effective September 1, 2025.
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referenced_by: 5:5-2, 5:8-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-17; corpus harvested 2026-09-02