N.j. Ct. R. 6:7-3

As amended through April 29, 2024
Rule 6:7-3 - Wage Executions; Notice, Order, Hearing; Accrual of Interest, Credits and Costs
(a)Notice, Order, Hearing. The provisions of R. 4:59-1(e) (wage executions) are applicable to the Special Civil Part, except as otherwise provided by R. 6:7-1(a) and except that the judgment-debtor shall notify the Office of the Special Civil Part by filing in the county in which the execution originated and the judgment-creditor in writing within 10 days after service of the notice of any reasons why the order should not be entered and the judgment-creditor may waive in writing the right to appear at the hearing on the objection and rely on the papers.
(b)Accrual of Interest. The judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney who seeks to recover interest that has accrued subsequent to issuance of the execution must file an affidavit or certification with the Office of the Special Civil Part setting forth the amount of accrued interest. A copy of the affidavit or certification shall be served personally or by certified mail on the judgment debtor's employer by the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney. A copy of the affidavit or certification shall be sent by ordinary mail by the judgment creditor or judgment creditor's attorney to the judgment debtor at the judgment debtor's last known address and to the court officer who served the execution on the judgment debtor's employer. The affidavit or certification shall state that the interest and the court officer fees thereon have been imposed pursuant to R. 4:42-11 and must be collected in accordance with same by the employer. The court officer shall give the judgment creditor or judgment creditor's attorney at least 30 days' notice of intention to return the wage execution. The affidavit or certification shall be filed with the Office of the Special Civil Part prior to the return of the wage execution by the court officer. An affidavit or certification filed subsequent to the return of the wage execution shall be returned by the Office of the Special Civil Part to the judgment creditor or judgment creditor's attorney with a notation or notice that the wage execution has been returned.
(c)Accrual of Credits and Costs. The judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney who seeks to amend an active wage execution to adjust for credits received or to recover taxed costs set forth in R. 1:43 that may have accrued subsequent to issuance of the wage execution must file an affidavit or certification with the Office of the Special Civil Part setting forth the amount of credits received or costs accrued. A copy of the affidavit or certification shall be served personally or by certified mail on the judgment debtor's employer by the judgment creditor or attorney. A copy of the affidavit or certification shall be sent by ordinary mail by the judgment creditor or judgment creditor's attorney to the judgment debtor at the judgment debtor's last known address and to the court officer who served the wage execution on the judgment debtor's employer. An affidavit or certification filed subsequent to the return of the wage execution shall be returned by the Office of the Special Civil Part to the judgment creditor or judgment creditor's attorney with a notation that their request to amend is denied because the wage execution is no longer active.

N.j. Ct. R. 6:7-3

Source - R.R. 7:11-5. Amended July 7, 1971 to be effective 9/13/1971; amended July 14, 1972 to be effective 9/5/1972; former rule redesignated as paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) adopted and caption amended July 16, 1981 to be effective 9/14/1981; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended November 7, 1988 to be effective 1/2/1989; paragraph (b) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective 9/4/1990; paragraph (a) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective 9/1/1994; paragraph (a) amended July 27, 2006 to be effective 9/1/2006; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended July 19, 2012 to be effective 9/4/2012; paragraph (a) amended March 7, 2017 to be effective immediately; paragraph (a) amended July 27, 2018 to be effective 9/1/2018; caption amended, paragraph (b) amended and new paragraph (c) adopted July 31, 2020 to be effective 9/1/2020.