Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:56-11

  • 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
  • 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
The money arising from a sale pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the parties interested in the real estate sold, their guardians or legal representatives, in proportion to their respective rights therein, deducting from their respective shares the costs and charges which may be allowed and ordered to be retained. If any party is absent from the state, without such legal representative in this state the proportion of the money due him shall be invested under the direction and control of the court, for the benefit of such absent person.

The court shall require the guardian of any person under the age of 21 years entitled to a proportion of the moneys arising from a sale pursuant to this chapter, to give such security by bond to the superior court as the court may deem sufficient, for the benefit of the minor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the trust committed to the guardian.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

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