New Jersey § 3B:13A-5 By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought

New Jersey Statutes

§ 3B:13A-5 — By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought

New Jersey § 3B:13A-5

Title 3BADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:13A-5 (2026).

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3B:13A-5. By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought. An action for the appointment of a conservator may be brought by the conservatee as provided in section 3B:13A-2 or in the conservatee's behalf by: a. His spouse; b. His adult children or, where there are none, the person or persons closest in degree of kinship to the conservatee; c. Any person having concern for the financial or personal well-being of the conservatee; d. A public agency or a social services official of the State or of the county in which the conservatee resides regardless of whether or not the conservatee is a recipient of public assistance; or e. The chief administrator of a State licensed hospital, school or institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he 

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3B:13A-5. By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought. An action for the appointment of a conservator may be brought by the conservatee as provided in section 3B:13A-2 or in the conservatee's behalf by: a. His spouse; b. His adult children or, where there are none, the person or persons closest in degree of kinship to the conservatee; c. Any person having concern for the financial or personal well-being of the conservatee; d. A public agency or a social services official of the State or of the county in which the conservatee resides regardless of whether or not the conservatee is a recipient of public assistance; or e. The chief administrator of a State licensed hospital, school or institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he receives services. f. The chief administrator of a non-profit charitable institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he receives services. Amended 1989,c.329,s.1.