Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2A:16-13. Judgments by confession The clerk shall record by similar entry in the civil judgment and order docket all judgments by confession entered in his office and shall record in the manner provided in section 2A:16-12 of this title, all documents filed or lodged with him to …

2A:16-15. Assignments of, postponement of lien of or warrant to satisfy judgments; recording; entry of satisfaction The clerk shall enter upon the civil judgment and order docket, if the judgment is entered therein, and otherwise in the civil docket, a notation of the filing or l…

2A:16-16. Indices The clerk shall keep and maintain suitable indices in alphabetical order of the civil judgment and order docket and the record of all judgments, assignments of judgments, postponement of the lien of judgments, or warrants to satisfy judgments, in such form as sh…

2A:16-17. Notation of filing or lodging for record The entry upon the civil judgment and order docket of a notation of the filing or lodging for record of any instrument required so to be entered by this article shall be a sufficient compliance with any provision of law requiring…

2A:16-18. Judgments or orders for payment of money; operation and effect Every judgment, or order for the payment of money, entered in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, from the time of its entry upon the civil judgment and order docket, and every decree or order for the pay…

2A:16-2. Minute entry of verdict or judgment as record of judgment Until the clerk of any court enters the record of a judgment in any action which has been finally determined, the verdict or judgment entered in the minutes shall be held and taken in the court in which the judgme…

2A:16-28. Statement and affidavit The statements provided for by section 2A:16-27 and section 2A:16-29 of this title shall be certified by the surrogate and shall contain the names of the parties to the judgment or order (designating particularly those against whom it was rendere…

2A:16-29. Liens and priorities of judgments or orders on filing statement in superior court clerk's office Upon the filing by a party in interest with the clerk of the superior court of a statement thereof and affidavit in the form provided in section 2A:16-28 of this title, judg…

2A:16-3. Security for payment of judgment; order discharging real estate from lien 2A:16-3. If appellant, in an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, deposits with the clerk of the court such an amount as shall be deemed by that court to be sufficient, as security for the…

2A:16-31. Fees and costs The fees and costs allowed by law for services rendered under this article shall be a part of the amount due on the judgments or orders therein involved. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-32. Remedy against principal or surety Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect any remedy against, or to make liable or release, any principal or surety on a bond heretofore or hereafter made or given. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-33. Judgment; effect on real estate 2A:16-33. Where an appeal is taken from a municipal court in a civil action to the Superior Court, the judgment of the court on appeal shall not be binding on real estate unless an order is or has been entered in the minutes of the Superi…

2A:16-36. Effect of docketing in superior court A judgment duly docketed in the superior court shall, from the time it is docketed, operate as a judgment obtained in the superior court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-4. Cash deposit in lieu of supersedeas bond When a cash deposit is made in lieu of a supersedeas bond on appeal, the cash deposit shall be retained until the final determination of the cause and shall be subject to the lien of the judgment appealed from and costs, interest …

2A:16-41. Requisites of assignment to entitle it to record An assignment of a judgment, to be entitled to record, shall be in writing, and acknowledged or proved as conveyances of real estate are required to be acknowledged or proved for the purposes of recording. L.1951 (1st SS)…

2A:16-42. Record of assignment as notice The record of an assignment of a judgment shall, from the time the assignment is left for record, be notice to all persons concerned that such judgment is so assigned, except that a sheriff or other officer having in his hands an execution…

2A:16-44. Postponement of lien of judgment 2A:16-44. All postponements of the lien of judgments appearing of record in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court shall contain a full description of the property as to which the judgment lien is proposed to be postponed, togethe…

2A:16-45. Court order of satisfaction; moneys paid into court in satisfaction When a judgment is satisfied or the court in which a judgment is rendered or finally docketed allows moneys to be paid into court in satisfaction of a judgment, the court may direct the clerk to enter s…

2A:16-46. Acknowledgment of satisfaction or warrant to satisfy required When a party in whose favor a judgment is entered or docketed, any assignee of record, anyone entitled to receive satisfaction, or the legal representative of a deceased party or a guardian, shall have receiv…

2A:16-47. Entry of satisfaction by clerk Upon the filing of the warrant, the clerk shall forthwith enter satisfaction on the record. All satisfactions entered in a county clerk's office shall be in the margin of the record of the judgment. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-48. Acknowledgement of satisfaction on record when execution is returned satisfied 2A:16-48. When the sheriff or other officer returns, satisfied, execution issued on any judgment recovered or docketed in the Superior Court, Law Division, the clerk of the court issuing the …

2A:16-49. Effect of entry of satisfaction on lien of attorney The provisions of this article as to the entry of satisfaction of a judgment shall not be deemed to deprive an attorney at law of a lien which he may have on the judgment. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-49.1. Application; hearing; order; cancellation and discharge; effect on lien; notice of application; set-off At any time after 1 year has elapsed, since a bankrupt was discharged from his debts, pursuant to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, he may apply, upon pr…

2A:16-5. Interest of purchasers and mortgagees, etc., saved No proceedings to be relieved of a final judgment shall, unless the judgment be void, in any wise affect the title of a purchaser or mortgagee for value, of any property derived under such judgment or process issued ther…

2A:16-50. "Person" defined As used in this article, "person" includes any person, partnership, joint stock company, unincorporated association or society, and municipal or other corporation of any character. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344

2A:16-51. Construction and citation of article This article is declared to be remedial. Its purpose is to settle and afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations. It shall be liberally construed and administered, and shall…

2A:16-52. Declaration of rights, status and other legal relations All courts of record in this state shall, within their respective jurisdictions, have power to declare rights, status and other legal relations, whether or not further relief is or could be claimed; and no action o…

2A:16-53. Questions determinable and rights declarable A person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writing constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may ha…

2A:16-54. Contract construed A contract may be construed either before or after a breach thereof. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344

2A:16-55 Declaration of rights or legal relations of interested parties in relation to estate, wills and other writings. 2A:16-55. A person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or other fiduciary,…

2A:16-56. Parties interested as parties to proceedings When declaratory relief is sought, all persons having or claiming any interest which would be affected by the declaration shall be made parties to the proceeding. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-57. Persons not parties not prejudiced by declaration No declaratory judgment shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-58. Determination of issues of fact When a proceeding under this article involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are determined in other actions in the court in which the proceeding is pendi…

2A:16-59. Declaratory judgment; form and effect A declaratory judgment may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and shall have the force and effect of a final judgment. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-6. Setting aside fraudulent judgment on motion of judgment creditor A judgment entered in any action in any court by confession or otherwise which was confessed or obtained for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of the defendant, may be set aside by proceedings in the …

2A:16-60. Further relief Further relief based on a declaratory judgment may be granted whenever necessary or proper, by application to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application is deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adve…

2A:16-61. Declaratory judgment refused The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment, when, if rendered or entered, it would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-62. Review of orders and judgments All orders and judgments under the provisions of this article may be reviewed as other orders and judgments. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:16-63. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Structured Settlement Protection Act." L.2001,c.139,s.1.

2A:16-64. Definitions relative to structured settlements 2. For the purposes of this act: "Annuity issuer" means an insurer that has issued a contract to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement. "Dependents" includes a payee's spouse and minor children and all other …

2A:16-65. Provision of separate disclosure statement to payee, contents 3. Not less than three days prior to the date on which a payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement, in bold type no smaller than 14 points, se…

2A:16-66. Approval required for payment 4. No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee of structured…

2A:16-67. Procedures following transfer 5. Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this act: a. The structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall, as to all parties except the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liabilit…

2A:16-68. Application for approval of transfer, procedure 6. a. An application under this act to a court or responsible administrative authority for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be made by the transferee and may be brought in the jurisdicti…

2A:16-69. Provisions of act not waivable; controlling law; prohibitions 7. a. The provisions of this act shall not be waived by any payee. b. Any transfer agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this act by a payee who resides in this State shall provide that dis…

2A:16-7 Judgment for conveyance of land; effect. 2A:16-7. When a judgment of the Superior Court is entered for a conveyance, release, or acquittance of real estate or an interest therein, and the party against whom the judgment is entered has failed to comply by the time specifie…