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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:13-8

Guardian to have no more than five wards; exceptions

Known as the Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law

The act spans §§ 3B:13-1 to 3B:13-9 (31 sections).

amended 2013, c.103, s.28.

Except as provided in this section, no person shall accept appointment as guardian of a ward if acting as guardian for five wards.

In an action brought by an attorney of a Federal agency, establishing that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards, the Superior Court shall require a final accounting forthwith from the guardian and shall discharge the guardian.

The limitation of this section shall not apply where the guardian is a bank or trust company or a public guardian of veterans who are incapacitated, and an individual may be guardian of more than five wards if they are all members of the same family.

Current official text: New Jersey Legislature. Digitized from the New Jersey Legislature bulk statutes download. Reproduced from public-domain New Jersey statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.