New Jersey Statutes 52:27G-41. Suspension, revocation of registration as professional guardian
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27G-41
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Probate: Proving a will
12. The public guardian may suspend or revoke a person‘s registration as a professional guardian and remove the person from the Statewide registry established pursuant to section 11 of this act if: the public guardian has reasonable cause to suspect the trustworthiness or capability of that person to perform the duties of a professional guardian; or the person is no longer in compliance with the requirements of section 2 of this act or becomes ineligible for registration as a professional guardian as provided for in subsection a. of section 3 of this act. Notice of the suspension or revocation of the registration and removal from the registry shall be sent, within 30 days,to the Administrative Office of the Courts and the known local Surrogates on behalf of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part having jurisdiction over the professional guardian’s wards.
L.2005,c.370,s.12.