New Jersey Statutes 30:4-49.4. Minors; capability of separate settlement
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-49.4
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
A minor shall be deemed capable under the provisions of this act of acquiring a separate settlement, in the same manner as persons of full age, from the time he or she has complied with either of the following provisions:
(a) If a male, by marrying and living apart from parents;
(b) By residing separately and apart from his parents and being lawfully employed when wages are paid to such minor. This provision shall not apply in the case of a minor serving an apprenticeship or securing an education in a regularly organized training school or other educational institution, or where such minor is dependent in whole or in part upon his parent or guardian for support; except that if such minor resumes living with either of his parents, his settlement shall be the same as it was before his departure.
L.1965, c. 59, s. 40.