Sources and corrections
72 entries from the court-form project’s August 2026 research register. Selected case notes and correction history updated September 5, 2026.
The Foundation publishes court-form resources and software. This register identifies statutes, rules, decisions, and committee opinions consulted or identified during that work, including sources whose verification remains incomplete.
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The labels below preserve the August register: 63 verified, 4 partially verified, 1 authoritative secondary, 1 correction issued, and 3 not verified. Some entries group several rules or opinions. These are 72 recorded entries, not 72 separate judicial holdings.
Verified means the original register marked its source check complete. It does not certify current law, precedential force, or the correctness of every related guide. Partially verified identifies an incomplete check and may include reliance on a report without reading the original source. Authoritative secondary records reliance on secondary material. Not verified records an outstanding source check. Correction issued refers to a project publication that required correction.
Dates are historical record metadata. Where an entry supplied no date, the original export used the compilation date, August 25, 2026. The displayed dates therefore do not establish a separate full-text review on every listed day. September 5 notes are identified separately; other entries have not been recertified in this update.
Cases
- Baron v. Karmin Paralegal Servs., No. A-1025-18T1 (N.J. App. Div. Nov. 21, 2019)
Source note, September 5, 2026. Unpublished and nonprecedential. The decision concerned individualized advice and document preparation without attorney supervision. It affirmed a compensatory award for common-law fraud and reversed a punitive award that had not been requested. Its holding must be read in that factual and procedural setting. Judiciary opinion (PDF); text reproduction.
- Erasmus v. LegalZoom.com, Inc., ESX-L-003775-24 (filed June 3, 2024)
Procedural update, September 5, 2026. The complaint alleged unauthorized practice and consumer fraud. After removal to the District of New Jersey, No. 2:24-cv-07831, the April 15, 2025 opinion (ECF 15) enforced individual arbitration. The accompanying order (ECF 16) stayed and administratively terminated the case pending arbitration, with reinstatement permitted afterward. Those rulings did not decide whether LegalZoom committed UPL or consumer fraud. No later arbitration result or complete current docket status was verified in this review. The linked copies reproduce the filed court documents.
- In re Education Law Center, Inc., 86 N.J. 124 (1981)
- In re Opinion 33 of the Comm. on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 160 N.J. 63 (1999)
- In re Opinion No. 24 of the Comm. on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 128 N.J. 114 (1992)
- In re Opinion No. 26 of the Comm. on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 139 N.J. 323 (1995)
- Stack v. P.G. Garage, Inc., 7 N.J. 118, 121 (1951)
New Jersey Statutes
- N.J.S.A. 2A:17-19
- N.J.S.A. 2A:17-56
- N.J.S.A. 2A:18-55
- N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1
- N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2
- N.J.S.A. 2A:39-1
- N.J.S.A. 2C:21-22
- N.J.S.A. 2C:25-28
- N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29
- N.J.S.A. 3B:3-4
- N.J.S.A. 3B:3-19
- N.J.S.A. 3B:3-22
- N.J.S.A. 3B:10-2
- N.J.S.A. 3B:10-3
- N.J.S.A. 3B:10-4
- N.J.S.A. 3B:16-1
- N.J.S.A. 3B:16-2
- N.J.S.A. 3B:22-4
- N.J.S.A. 3B:23-24
- N.J.S.A. 3B:23-25
- N.J.S.A. 3B:23-26
- N.J.S.A. 22A:2-30
- N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1
- N.J.S.A. 52:4B-36
New Jersey Court Rules
- R. 1:4-1(b)
- R. 1:4-4(b)
- R. 1:21-1 (NJ Court Rules)
- R. 1:22-2, 1:22-3, 1:22-5 (NJ Court Rules)
- R. 3:13-3
- R. 4:43-3
- R. 4:50-1
- R. 4:59-1(e)
- R. 4:67
- R. 4:80-1
- R. 4:80-3(a)
- R. 4:80-6
- R. 4:80-8
- R. 4:80-9
- R. 4:83-1
- R. 4:83-3
- R. 4:83-5
- R. 4:84-1
- R. 4:96-2
- R. 6:1-2
- R. 6:3-1
- R. 6:6-2
- R. 6:6-3(a)
- R. 6:6-6
- R. 6:7-3(a)
- R. 6:11
Federal Statutes and Rules
- 11 U.S.C. § 104
- 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)
- 11 U.S.C. § 362
- 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)
- 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)
- 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)
- 11 U.S.C. § 727
- 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)
- Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2003(a), 4004(c)
Ethics and Unauthorized-Practice Opinions
- ACPE Joint Op. 732 / CAA Joint Op. 44 / UPL Joint Op. 54 (June 21, 2017)
- UPL Committee Opinion 40, 176 N.J.L.J. 1195 (June 21, 2004)
Source note, September 5, 2026. The committee opinion text, reproduced by Justia, distinguishes permitted self-help materials and typing, transcription, or translation from individualized advice and assistance beyond those limits. Its restrictions also address electronic delivery. Whether an interactive workflow falls within those limits requires examining the workflow itself.
- UPL Committee Opinion 57 (Apr. 9, 2021)
Scope note, September 5, 2026. This opinion concerns nonlawyer special-education advocates and supersedes Opinion 56. Its authorization depends on the setting and qualifications described in the opinion; it is not a general authorization for every form of nonlawyer assistance.
Other Authorities
- Administrative Order, Special Civil Part monetary limits (eff. July 1, 2022)
- N.J. Const. art. I, para. 22
- N.J. Judiciary Fee Schedule (CN 11112) — domestic violence filings
Corrections of Record
Withdrawn form: Notice to Creditors. The project records withdrawing its copy of the Camden County “Notice to Creditors” on August 17, 2026. The archived blank calls for a surrogate-ordered notice and a six-month claim period. The record also reports a review of the remaining nonfederal blanks for the same wording. That is the scope of the recorded correction; the August 25 date in the register is not the withdrawal date.
Legal-history clarification, September 5, 2026. P.L. 2004, c. 132, section 84 revised N.J.S.A. 3B:22-4 to provide for presentation of claims to the personal representative within nine months of death; section 95 made the act effective 180 days after enactment, in 2005. The Supreme Court separately deleted R. 4:80-8 by its July 27, 2006 order, effective September 1, 2006. The statutory change and rule deletion were different events. The former description of “2005 amendments” did not make that distinction.
Corrections document the material affected, the recorded action, and its basis. They do not by themselves decide liability, intent, or the application of a statute. Reports of an error or a more recent disposition can be sent to [email protected]; include the entry and supporting source.