{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-100","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:4-100","heading":"Ascertaining and obtaining or compelling assistance of relatives","body":"Upon application for the relief of a poor person the county welfare board 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":"391cdd5cd551cf31cf60ba08e44d873f8825b5a946bf37dcb06949614f3bf0e4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-99","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-4-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}