name = "Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for New Jersey (FY2025)"
description = "New Jersey's LSC-funded civil legal aid capacity from the LSC Basic Field grant directory, with each figure's status labeled so a consuming agent can weight it correctly: the measured LSC records (provider count, awarded grant dollars, service-area types, and the Census-based poverty population LSC allocates by); one computed figure — LSC funding per person in poverty — a transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes, with its formula disclosed; and the interpretive boundary (what this funding/capacity surface is, and is not). Source: LSC Basic Field grant directory. CC0."
license = "CC0-1.0"
jsonld = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj.jsonld"

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/lsc-funding"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "5 LSC-funded civil legal aid providers received $10,515,822 in New Jersey (FY2025)"
text = "The LSC Basic Field grant directory records 5 LSC-funded civil legal aid grantees in New Jersey for fiscal year 2025, awarded $10,515,822 in total. A re-tally of published LSC grant awards."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/poverty-population"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "886,771 people in poverty live in the LSC service areas covering New Jersey (FY2025)"
text = "The poverty population in the LSC Basic Field service areas covering New Jersey is 886,771, the figure LSC uses to allocate Basic Field grants. A Census/ACS-based poverty count summed across the state's service areas."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory — poverty population (U.S. Census/ACS)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "Re-tally of LSC's published service-area poverty figures (occurred=true), from a named authority — BUT the underlying poverty count is a U.S. Census/ACS SURVEY ESTIMATE with sampling error, not a hard census enumeration. Superseded with each LSC grant cycle / ACS vintage."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/service-area-types"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "LSC grant counts by service-area type in New Jersey (FY2025): Basic Field 5, Agricultural Worker 1"
text = "Counts of the 5 LSC grants by LSC service-area type: Basic Field 5, Agricultural Worker 1. A count of grants per LSC-defined service-area category."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/funding-per-poverty-person"
warrant = "DERIVED"
name = "LSC civil legal aid funding is $11.86 per person in poverty in New Jersey (FY2025) — a derived ratio"
text = "Dividing the $10,515,822 in LSC Basic Field funding for service areas with a reported poverty population by the 886,771 people in poverty there yields $11.86 of LSC civil legal aid funding per person in poverty in New Jersey. A transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes."
source = "Justice Atlas — derived ratio (LSC allocation ÷ service-area poverty population, over the same set of grants)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a constructed ratio, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's calculation, not an LSC/Census figure). Reproduce it: $10,515,822 ÷ 886,771 = $11.86. Falsified if either input is wrong; it counts ONLY LSC Basic Field funding for grants with a reported poverty figure, not total civil legal aid spending, so it understates total per-capita legal aid."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "What this legal-aid surface is — and is NOT — for New Jersey (the epistemic boundary)"
text = "Every figure above describes LSC Basic Field grant CAPACITY and FUNDING for New Jersey (FY2025). It is NOT all civil legal aid (LSC funds only part of the field; it excludes non-LSC legal aid, pro bono, and self-help), NOT a measure of cases handled, outcomes, or unmet need, and NOT a statement of whether you personally qualify for legal aid. For eligibility and help, use LawHelp.org / your local LSC grantee; for the full justice gap, see LSC's Justice Gap research."
source = "Justice Atlas framing (over the LSC facts above)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not an LSC verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The figures above are LSC records plus one disclosed derived ratio; the four-status labels each, and this is the only interpretation."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-defamation-libel-slander"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 1 year civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-3)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-3, the civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) in New Jersey is 1 year. Note: Trade libel/business disparagement uses 6-year SOL.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-14-3/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-medical-malpractice"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2, the civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice in New Jersey is 2 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Birth-injury claims for minors must be commenced before child's 13th birthday.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/112/308"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-personal-injury"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for personal injury (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2, the civil statute of limitations for personal injury in New Jersey is 2 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Tolling for minors until 18 and for incapacitated persons.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/112/308"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-product-liability"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for product liability (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2, the civil statute of limitations for product liability in New Jersey is 2 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Construction-related products may be subject to 10-year repose under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/112/308"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-wrongful-death"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 2 years from death civil statute of limitations for wrongful death (N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-3)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-3, the civil statute of limitations for wrongful death in New Jersey is 2 years from death. Note: Wrongful Death Act allows action even if SOL on underlying injury has run when malpractice causes death.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-31-3/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-contract-oral"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for contract oral (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1, the civil statute of limitations for contract oral in New Jersey is 6 years. Note: Same 6-year period for written and oral contracts.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-14-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-contract-written"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for contract written (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1, the civil statute of limitations for contract written in New Jersey is 6 years. Note: UCC Article 2 sales subject to 4-year SOL under N.J.S.A. 12A:2-725.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-14-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-fraud"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for fraud (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1, the civil statute of limitations for fraud in New Jersey is 6 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); NJ Consumer Fraud Act claims also subject to 6-year period.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-14-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-property-damage"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "New Jersey sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for property damage (N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1)"
text = "Under N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1, the civil statute of limitations for property damage in New Jersey is 6 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); 10-year repose for damage from improvements to real property under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-14-1/"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/nj/sol-boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "Why these statute-of-limitations periods are NOT your deadline (the L5 boundary)"
text = "The periods above are the statutes New Jersey has on the books. They do NOT tell you YOUR deadline. When a claim \"accrues\" (starts the clock), whether the discovery rule, tolling, a minor/incapacity, or a statute of repose changes it, and which cause of action even applies, are fact-specific legal determinations. A missed deadline can permanently bar a claim. This atlas informs and routes — it is not legal advice and not a substitute for a licensed attorney. If you may have a claim, consult an attorney in New Jersey immediately; for free civil legal aid see this state's legal-aid page."
source = "Justice Atlas framing (over the statutes above)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing/legal boundary, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a court's ruling on any case) — the lowest-warrant claim. The period+citation claims above are recorded statutes (verifiable at the cited code); this boundary is the only interpretation on the SOL data."

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC-funded providers (distinct organizations)"
value = 5
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC service-area grants"
value = 6
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Total LSC allocation (USD)"
value = 10515822
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Poverty population in service areas"
value = 886771
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (U.S. Census/ACS)"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC funding per person in poverty (USD)"
value = 11.858554237790816
warrant = "DERIVED"
source = "Justice Atlas — allocation ÷ poverty population"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Fiscal year"
value = 2025
warrant = "—"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[serviceAreaTypes]]
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
grant_count = 5

[[serviceAreaTypes]]
service_area_type = "Agricultural Worker"
grant_count = 1

[[providers]]
organization = "South Jersey Legal Services, Inc."
service_area = "NJ-20"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 3514627
poverty_population = 296379

[[providers]]
organization = "Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation"
service_area = "NJ-18"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 2814627
poverty_population = 237350

[[providers]]
organization = "Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc."
service_area = "NJ-17"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 1869464
poverty_population = 157647

[[providers]]
organization = "Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc."
service_area = "NJ-8"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 1378205
poverty_population = 116220

[[providers]]
organization = "Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc."
service_area = "NJ-15"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 758392
poverty_population = 63953

[[providers]]
organization = "South Jersey Legal Services, Inc."
service_area = "MNJ"
service_area_type = "Agricultural Worker"
allocation_usd = 180507
poverty_population = 15222
