New Jersey Statutes
§ 44:4-57 — Place of settlement in general
New Jersey § 44:4-57
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 44POOR
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 44:4-57 (2026).
Text
Every person of full age who is a resident of, and domiciled without interruption in any county for five years, excluding any time spent by such person in a charitable or correctional institution, shall be deemed settled in such county and shall so remain until he has gained a like settlement in some other county, or has removed from this state and remained therefrom continuously for one year, or has gained a legal settlement elsewhere in this state. A person who has removed from this state for more than one year shall not retain his settlement in any county in this state.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 44:4-1
Definitions.§ 44:4-101
Relatives chargeable§ 44:4-102
Compelling support by relatives§ 44:4-104
Compelling support by husband or wife§ 44:4-105
Sequestration of estate§ 44:4-107
Recovery of expenses of support§ 44:4-109
Complaint by director of welfare§ 44:4-113
Contract for visiting nursing care§ 44:4-114
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New Jersey § 44:4-57, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/44/44%3A4-57.