Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:61-10

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Any conveyance mentioned in section 2A:61-9 of this title, with the affidavit required by said section 2A:61-9 indorsed thereon or added thereto, may, when approved by a judge of the superior court or an attorney-at-law of this state, be recorded as if duly acknowledged; and such conveyance or the record thereof, or a certified copy of such record, shall be evidence of a good and valid sale and conveyance of the real estate conveyed thereby, as if the same had been reported to and approved by the court in pursuance of whose judgment, execution or order the same was made.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.