New Jersey Statutes 44:4-97. Temporary commitment of poor minor by director to institution or home
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-97
- County welfare board: means the board of a single county authorized to have charge, supervision and control of a county welfare-house and the administration of the settlement and relief of the poor for such county and to supervise through a director of welfare such work for or in relation to the poor as directed or authorized. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director of welfare: means an employee of a county welfare board with authority to act for it and under its direction, and to act for and in lieu of overseers where there are none, and perform the functions of and replace the office of overseer. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- 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.
- Public charge: means a person to whom it is necessary to furnish proper relief as provided in this chapter. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- 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
- State board: means the State Board of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
- Welfare-house: means a place where the poor are maintained at the public expense under the superintendence of a county welfare board in any county. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
The director of welfare under the direction of the county welfare board shall, upon application for permanent relief, if granted, commit any minor poor child, who has gained a legal settlement within the meaning of this chapter to the welfare-house, or other public institution for the care of dependent children or to some private institution for the care of children or with some family approved by the state board of children’s guardians for a period not to exceed thirty days after date of commitment, or until the court having jurisdiction has adjudged the child a public charge or made an order committing the child or its family to the care of the state board of children’s guardians as herein and otherwise provided by law.