New Jersey Statutes 44:1-144. Sequestration of estate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:1-144
- May: shall be construed to be permissive. See New Jersey Statutes 44:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
44:1-144. The Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part may:
a. Issue process for the immediate sequestration of the personal estate and the rents and profits of the real estate of the person charged as provided in section 44:1-143 of this Title;
b. Appoint the director of welfare of a municipality or another person receiver thereof; and
c. Cause the personal estate and the rents and profits of the real estate, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be applied toward the maintenance and support as to the court shall from time to time seem reasonable and just.
Amended 1953,c.42,s.12; 1991,c.91,s.432.