GUARDIANSHIP OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS - TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF
SURROGATES' NOTICING REQUIREMENTS OF AMENDED RULE 4:86-6(f)(5)
As part of its August 1, 2016 omnibus rule amendment order, the Supreme Court
adopted a number of amendments to Rule 4:86 ("Action for Guardianship of an
Incapacitated Adult or for the Appointment of a Conservator") to be effective September
1, 2016, including adoption of a new paragraph setting out noticing requirements for the
Surrogates (Rule 4:86-6(f)(5)). This Notice is to advise that the Court has extended the
effective date of that specific paragraph - Rule 4:86-6(f)(5) ("Hearing; Judgment -Duties
of Surrogate") -to March 1, 2017. The reason for that extension is to allow for
the completion of the systems reprogramming necessary to that noticing. Attached is
the Court's August 25, 2016 rule relaxation order extending that effective date. Note
that all of the remaining August 1, 2016 amendments to Rule 4:86 will retain the
September 1, 2016 effective date.
