New Jersey Statutes 30:4-51. Legal settlement in State
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-51
- 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.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
30:4-51. Legal settlement in this State, as distinguished from legal settlement in any political subdivision thereof, shall be continuous residence in the State for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the date of the application for admission or commitment, excluding the time, if any, spent by the patient in any charitable or correctional institution or public hospital.
Amended 1995,c.155,s.11.