§ 3B:2-1 Jurisdiction of Superior Court not affected
§ 3B:2-2 General authority of Superior Court as to probate matters
§ 3B:2-3 Jurisdiction of Superior Court over surrogate’s proceedings
§ 3B:2-4 Proceedings in Superior Court on order to show cause
§ 3B:2-5 Disputes or doubts in proceedings before the surrogate
§ 3B:2-6 Oath; affidavit; deposition or proof
§ 3B:2-7 Issuance of subpoenas by surrogate
§ 3B:2-8 Penalty for failure to obey subpoena
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 3B > Chapter 2 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court Not Affected

  • 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.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2