New Jersey § 2a:102-21

§ 2a:102-21.

a. If the intended funeral recipient is under the care and guardianship of the Office

of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985,

c. 298 ( C.52:27G-23 ), in the creation of an irrevocable funeral trust fund or the purchase of an irrevocably

assigned newly issued funeral insurance policy, or upon taking charge of such assets,

the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults shall name itself as purchaser,

as defined in section 19 of P.L.1993, c. 147 ( C.2A:102-18 ), or sole beneficiary, as appropriate. In the case of an irrevocably assigned newly issued funeral insurance policy that

provides for a settlement of proceeds, the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly

Adults may, as an alternative to being named beneficiary, be named as payee of the

balance of any remaining moneys subsequent to the delivery, as defined in section

19 of P.L.1993, c. 147 ( C.2A:102-18 ) of funeral and burial goods and services, but with a claim superior to any beneficial

interest. b. Any moneys remaining thereafter shall be paid to the Division of Medical Assistance

and Health Services in the Department of Human Services, by the Office of the Public

Guardian for Elderly Adults, in accordance with an order of the Superior Court discharging

the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults as guardian of the decedent.