New Jersey Motion Date
Calendar - Family
NEW JERSEY STATE COURTS – FAMILY
| Motion Date | Moving Papers file & serve by |
Opposing Papers or Cross Motion file & serve by |
Reply Papers file & serve by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/5/25 | 11/11/25 | 11/20/25 | 11/27/25 |
| 12/19/25 | 11/25/25 | 12/4/25 | 12/11/25 |
| 1/9/26 | 12/16/25 | 12/26/25 | 1/2/26 |
| 1/16/26 | 12/23/25 | 1/2/26 | 1/8/26 |
| 1/30/26 | 1/6/26 | 1/15/26 | 1/22/26 |
| 2/13/26 | 1/20/26 | 1/29/26 | 2/5/26 |
| 2/27/26 | 2/3/26 | 2/12/26 | 2/19/26 |
| 3/13/26 | 2/17/26 | 2/26/26 | 3/5/26 |
| 3/27/26 | 3/3/26 | 3/12/26 | 3/19/26 |
| 4/10/26 | 3/17/26 | 3/26/26 | 4/2/26 |
| 4/24/26 | 3/31/26 | 4/9/26 | 4/16/26 |
| 5/8/26 | 4/14/26 | 4/23/26 | 4/30/26 |
| 5/22/26 | 4/28/26 | 5/7/26 | 5/14/26 |
| 6/5/26 | 5/12/26 | 5/21/26 | 5/28/26 |
| 6/18/26 | 5/25/26 | 6/3/26 | 6/10/26 |
| 7/2/26 | 6/9/26 | 6/18/26 | 6/26/26 |
| 7/17/26 | 6/23/26 | 7/2/26 | 7/9/26 |
| 7/31/26 | 7/7/26 | 7/16/26 | 7/23/26 |
| 8/14/26 | 7/21/26 | 7/30/26 | 8/6/26 |
| 8/28/26 | 8/4/26 | 8/13/26 | 8/20/26 |
| 9/11/26 | 8/18/26 | 8/27/26 | 9/3/26 |
| 9/25/26 | 9/1/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/17/26 |
| 10/9/26 | 9/15/26 | 9/24/26 | 10/1/26 |
| 10/23/26 | 9/29/26 | 10/8/26 | 10/15/26 |
| 11/6/26 | 10/13/26 | 10/22/26 | 10/29/26 |
| 11/20/26 | 10/27/26 | 11/5/26 | 11/12/26 |
| 12/4/26 | 11/10/26 | 11/19/26 | 11/26/26 |
| 12/18/26 | 11/24/26 | 12/3/26 | 12/10/26 |
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5:5-4(c)
Time for Service and Filing. A notice of motion shall be served and filed, together with supporting affidavits and briefs, when necessary, not later than 24 days before the time specified for the return date. For example, a motion must be served and filed on the Tuesday for a motion date falling on a Friday 24 days later. Any opposing affidavits, crossmotions or objections shall be served and filed not later than 15 days before the return date. For example, a response must be served and filed on a Thursday for a motion date falling on a Friday 15 days later. Answers or responses to any opposing affidavits and cross-motions shall be served and filed not later than 8 days before the return date. For example, such papers would have to be served and filed on a Thursday for a motion date falling on the Friday of the following week. If service is made by mail, 3 days shall be added to the above time periods. Two copies of all motions, cross-motions, certifications, and briefs shall be served.
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