{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-49.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:4-49.4","heading":"Minors;  capability of separate settlement","body":"A minor shall be deemed capable under the provisions of this act of acquiring a separate settlement, in the same manner as persons of full age, from the time he or she has complied with either of the following provisions:\n(a) If a male, by marrying and living apart from parents;\n(b) By residing separately and apart from his parents and being lawfully employed when wages are paid to such minor.  This provision shall not apply in the case of a minor serving an apprenticeship or securing an education in a regularly organized training school or other educational institution, or where such minor is dependent in whole or in part upon his parent or guardian for support;  except that if such minor resumes living with either of his parents, his settlement shall be the same as it was before his departure.\nL.1965, c. 59, s. 40.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"6477d9b78a4129874e61edd6752507e242d5dbd53f6d7f6bf37f119a3177eb8f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-49.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4-49.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}