N.J. Stat. § 3B:13A-5: By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought

By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought. An action for the appointment of a conservator may be brought by the conservatee as provided in section 3B:13A-2 or in the conservatee's behalf by:

a. His spouse;

b. His adult children or, where there are none, the person or persons closest in degree of kinship to the conservatee;

c. Any person having concern for the financial or personal well-being of the conservatee;

d. A public agency or a social services official of the State or of the county in which the conservatee resides regardless of whether or not the conservatee is a recipient of public assistance; or

e. The chief administrator of a State licensed hospital, school or institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he receives services.

f. The chief administrator of a non-profit charitable institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he receives services.

Amended 1989,c.329,s.1.