New Jersey § 3b:12b-11
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 3b:12b-11, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3b:12b-11.
a. A court of this State lacking jurisdiction under section 9 of P.L.2012, c. 36 ( C.3B:12B-9 ) has emergency jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) appoint a guardian or issue a protective order in an emergency, in accordance
with subsection c. of section 12 of P.L.2005, c. 304 ( C.3B:12-24.1 ) and this section, for a respondent who is physically present in this State; (2) appoint a guardian of real or tangible personal property located in this State
for which the respondent has an ownership interest; (3) issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property in
this State; or (4) appoint, under procedures similar to section 17 of P.L.2012, c. 36 ( C. 3B:12B-17 ), a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional
order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued. b. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order
in an emergency in accordance with subsection c. of section 12 of P.L.2005, c. 304 ( C.3B:12-24.1 ) and this section is brought in this State and this State was not the respondent's
home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding
at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested
before or after the emergency appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 3b:12b-11
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