{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:12-12","heading":"Jurisdiction of surrogate to appoint guardians for minors","body":"In the appointment of guardians for minors, the surrogate's court of the county in which the minor may reside or if he is nonresident, then the county in which he may have real or personal estate, shall have and exercise the same powers as the Superior Court.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:12-12, eff. May 1, 1982.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"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":"01abf03bd88c82032f37318150ea44fe9a04fd3dc7d0b162bbda390fd1e5877a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}