3B:13-8 - Guardian to have no more than five wards;Ā exceptions
3B:13-8.Ā Guardian to have no more than five wards;Ā exceptions
Except as provided in this section, no person shall accept appointment as guardian of a ward if he be acting as guardian for five wards.
In an action brought by an attorney of a Federal agency, establishing that aĀ guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards, the Superior Court shall require a final accounting forthwith from the guardian andĀ shall discharge him.
The limitation of this section shall not apply where the guardian is a bankĀ or trust company or a public guardian of incompetent veterans, and an individual may be guardian of more than five wards if they are all members of the same family.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:13-8, eff. May 1, 1982.
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Except as provided in this section, no person shall accept appointment as guardian of a ward if he be acting as guardian for five wards.
In an action brought by an attorney of a Federal agency, establishing that aĀ guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards, the Superior Court shall require a final accounting forthwith from the guardian andĀ shall discharge him.
The limitation of this section shall not apply where the guardian is a bankĀ or trust company or a public guardian of incompetent veterans, and an individual may be guardian of more than five wards if they are all members of the same family.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:13-8, eff. May 1, 1982.
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