Service of the complaint together with the report of claims and account and order to show cause on creditors who have presented claims within nine months of the decedent’s death and other interested persons shall be made in accordance with R. 4:87-4.
Rule 4:91-2.Service on Creditors and Other Interested Persons of Insolvent Estate
Last amended September 1, 2006 · Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 7, 2026
In one sentenceRule 4:91-2 requires the insolvency complaint, claims report, account, and order to show cause to be served on creditors who presented claims within nine months of death and other interested persons the way R. 4:87-4 requires.
Full Text of Rule 4:91-2
Amendment History
New Jersey publishes each rule’s amendment record in a “History” note beneath the rule. It is reproduced verbatim below; the “R.R.” citations refer to the former Revised Rules numbering the current rules replaced.
Source-R.R. 4:110-3 (first, second and third sentences); amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; caption and text; amended July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006.
Plain-English Summary
Notice in an insolvency proceeding follows the same service rules that govern any accounting: the complaint, the report of claims, the account, and the order to show cause all go out to the creditors who presented claims within the first nine months and to other interested persons under R. 4:87-4.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is notice of an estate-insolvency proceeding served?
The same way R. 4:87-4 requires notice to be served in any accounting proceeding.
Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the
official New Jersey Rules of Court (N.J. Ct. R. 4:91-2). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey (N.J. Const. art. VI, § 2, ¶ 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 7, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: service insolvent estate