New Jersey Statutes 3B:13A-10. Power of attorney; filing; contents
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:13A-10
- Estate: means all of the property of a decedent, minor or incapacitated individual, trust or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as the property is originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Every conservator, whether or not a resident of this State, who is granted letters of conservatorship within this State shall, at the time of the grant of letters of conservatorship to him, file a power of attorney with the clerk of the court. The power of attorney shall be duly executed in writing, shall set forth the post office address, street and number of the conservator and, by sufficient language, constitute the clerk with whom the power of attorney is filed and his successors in office, his true and lawful attorney to receive process affecting the estate in his charge, or any interest therein, with the same force and effect as if the process were duly served on the conservator within this State.
L.1983, c. 192, s. 1, eff. May 23, 1983.