Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:12-59

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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
  • 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
3B:12-59. Purchase of real property for use of an incapacitated person and his dependents.

When it shall appear to the court that it would be advantageous to the incapacitated person and to those legally dependent upon him for their support or are members of the incapacitated person’s household, or any of them, if a dwelling house and a lot of land were purchased or a lot of land were purchased and a dwelling house built thereon, for the use of the incapacitated person and to those legally dependent upon him for their support or who are members of the incapacitated person’s household, or any of them, the court may direct the guardian of his estate to purchase a house and lot or to purchase a lot and build a dwelling house thereon and to enter into contracts therefor as the court shall deem advisable, and to expend all necessary funds from the ward’s estate for that purpose.

Amended 2005, c.304, s.41.