4:87-4. Service
(a) Process shall be the order to show cause. If the names and addresses of all parties interested in the account are known, the order to show cause together with a copy of the complaint, both certified by plaintiff's attorney to be true copies, shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, as follows: to all such persons who reside in the State at least 20 days prior to the return date; to all such persons who reside outside this State but within a state of the United States or the District of Columbia, at least 30 days prior to the return date; and to all such persons who reside outside the United States at least 60 days prior to the return date. If any person interested is a minor or mentally incapacitated person and except as otherwise provided by R. 4:26-3 (virtual representation), service shall be made on the person or persons upon whom a summons would have to be served pursuant to R. 4:4-4(a)(2) and (3) unless a guardian ad litem is required under R. 4:26-2. A surety on the fiduciary's bond shall be deemed an interested person. Upon the request of any interested party a copy of the account shall be furnished by the fiduciary prior to the date of hearing.
(b) If the names or addresses of any persons interested in the account are unknown, notice of the accounting shall be given to the Attorney General at least 45 days prior to the return date, and plaintiff shall file an affidavit of inquiry as to such names or addresses made in accordance with R. 4:4-5(c)(2). The court may then enter such order for service of process as it deems proper including publication of a notice of the proceedings in accordance with R. 4:4-5(c) at least 30 days before the return date.
(c) Proof of mailing, and of publication where ordered, shall be filed before the account is allowed.
