{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-139","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:1-139","heading":"Obtaining or compelling assistance of relatives","body":"Upon application for the relief of a poor person an overseer shall ascertain  if possible the relatives chargeable by law for his support and proceed to  obtain their assistance or compel them to render such assistance as is provided  by law.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"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":"9a425b53944a773b2f844ec1973059d24e43bd2a1918d763977a8c35d88f2994","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-138","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-1-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}