New Jersey § 16:20-7 Division of parish, transfer of assets

New Jersey Statutes

§ 16:20-7 — Division of parish, transfer of assets

New Jersey § 16:20-7

Title 16CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 16:20-7 (2026).

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7.Whenever a Coptic Orthodox parish shall be duly divided by the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese in which the parish is located into two parishes within that diocese, then the bishop or his successor shall have the right and power, by himself and independently of any action or consent on the part of the trustees of the original church corporation to transfer assets, with or without valuable consideration, from the original church corporation to the new or second church corporation. That transfer shall be made by the bishop or his successor after having complied with the requirements imposed upon the trustees of any religious corporation under Title 16 of the Revised Statutes before making a transfer of church property. L.1993,c.148,s.7.

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7. Whenever a Coptic Orthodox parish shall be duly divided by the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese in which the parish is located into two parishes within that diocese, then the bishop or his successor shall have the right and power, by himself and independently of any action or consent on the part of the trustees of the original church corporation to transfer assets, with or without valuable consideration, from the original church corporation to the new or second church corporation. That transfer shall be made by the bishop or his successor after having complied with the requirements imposed upon the trustees of any religious corporation under Title 16 of the Revised Statutes before making a transfer of church property. L.1993,c.148,s.7.