N.J. Stat. § 3B:13-7: Guardians; when and how appointed.

When, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of a Federal agency, the chief officer of the agency requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed for a ward, the appointment for a person who is incapacitated shall be made in the Superior Court, and the appointment for a minor shall be made in the Superior Court or in the surrogate's court.

amended 2013, c.103, s.27.