{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-13-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:13-7","heading":"Guardians; when and how appointed.","body":"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.\namended 2013, c.103, s.27.","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":"c46ffd3b4d1ac90d51bfa7e2de58dbbe000a9dbf5b0efbbc77955ed8726b1f83","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-13-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-13-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}