{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-13a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:13A-5","heading":"By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought","body":"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:\na.   His spouse;\nb.   His adult children or, where there are none, the person or persons closest in degree of kinship to the conservatee;\nc.   Any person having concern for the financial or personal well-being of the conservatee;\nd.   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\ne.   The chief administrator of a State licensed hospital, school or institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he receives services.\nf.   The chief administrator of a non-profit charitable institution in which the conservatee is a patient or from which he receives services.\nAmended 1989,c.329,s.1.","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":"e6031ba4cf4192c8554e0e5813d590f1a21c1ce117113f5b684f36d835947e57","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-13a-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-13a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}