Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:12B-90

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • 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
When a membership account is opened by a person or persons payable on death to a beneficiary or beneficiaries in the manner provided in the “Multiple-party Deposit Account Act,” and the account is terminated as provided in section 5b(2) of said act, and if the named beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries so named survive the death of the person or persons opening such an account and are under 16 years of age at such time, the association shall pay the moneys to the credit of the account, less all proper set-offs and charges.

a. When or after the named beneficiary becomes 16 years of age, to the named beneficiary or upon his order, or

b. When more than one beneficiary is named, the association shall pay to the beneficiary so named his proportionate interest in such account as he becomes 16 years of age, or

c. To the legal guardian of the named beneficiary, wherever appointed, or where more than one beneficiary is named, the association shall pay such beneficiary’s proportionate interest in such account to his legal guardian wherever and whenever appointed, or

d. If a certificate of appointment of a legal guardian is not filed with the association, to a person authorized to receive such moneys, or proportionate interest thereof, pursuant to sections 3A:6-31 and 3A:6-32 of the New Jersey Statutes.

L.1963, c. 144, s. 90. Amended by L.1979, c. 491, s. 20.

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