{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-56-15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-15","heading":"Lienor not necessary party;  effect of partition on lienor","body":"A person having a lien, by judgment, decree, mortgage or otherwise, on real  estate, or any part thereof, whereof partition is sought in such an action in  the superior court, shall not, in the first instance, be a necessary party to  the proceedings, and, except as provided in section 2A:56-16 of this title, his  lien shall not be altered, affected or impaired by partition of the real  estate.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","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":"2b675670fa9ea848133e80b274810262d818652665717ba234f16b1c19058b90","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-56-14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-56-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}