{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-23","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:12-23","heading":"Guardian for child of absconding or absent parent","body":"If a resident of this State has or shall abscond or absent himself from the  State, leaving a child under the age of 18 without sufficient provision for his  maintenance and education, the surrogate of the county wherein the child  resides, or the Superior Court, may appoint a guardian for his person or estate  or both.  The Superior Court may revoke the appointment when it shall appear  proper.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:12-23, 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":"f2ddbed9abcc4c8df39c1bbd9a2e92e3692ff27a5d01f98eb4211826dd7a157c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-22","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}