{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-62-8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:62-8","heading":"Persons under disability; relief from judgment.","body":"If a defendant was, either at the time of the entry of a default against the defendant or at the time of the entry of the judgment, a minor or an incapacitated person, the defendant, or the defendant's heirs, may, unless the defendant was represented in the action by a guardian or a guardian ad litem, at any time within two years after the termination of the defendant's disability, appear in the action and apply for relief from the judgment.\namended 2013, c.103, s.8.","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":"e364f18237adfa6db9601acff3b7730877a0e52b59930b8460d2b9c09e75014c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-62-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-62-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}