{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-86","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-86","heading":"Costs, fees and expenses.","body":"34.  Costs, Fees and Expenses.\na.\tThe court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.\nb.\tThe court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state except as otherwise provided by law other than this act.\nL.2004,c.147,s.34.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"bcd5a0806873d64657398fe0542af35aac0aff31b098b2bdf9f1c93713bf0061","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-85","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-87"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}