{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-49","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:17-49","heading":"Civil action under act; trial by court.","body":"12. a. An action under this act is a civil action governed by the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.\nb.\tThe trial shall be by the court without a jury.\nL.1983,c.17,s.12; amended 1998, c. 1, s.46.","path":["TITLE 9 CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS"],"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":"463a09c8abefa45cfc4b0dd2357c4a71b82f0ac0637dda3c9ab6558a2ccbe432","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-48","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}