Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:4-98

  • 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
  • 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 board: means the State Board of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:4-1
Within twenty-four hours of such placement the director of welfare shall give a written notice thereof to the state board of children’s guardians, and to the board of chosen freeholders of the county wherein the child has a settlement.

The notice shall contain a description of the child embracing its name, age, sex, religion, faith of its parents, the names and addresses of all relatives liable for the support of the child, date of placement, past and present address or place of abode, and such information as the director has been able to ascertain, and the length of time the family has received relief from the municipality or district.