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3B:13A-1-3 Definitions.

3B:13A-1 Definitions. a. Conservatee means a person who has not been adjudicated incapacitated but who by reason of advanced age, illness, or physical infirmity, is unable to care for or manage property or has become unable to provide self-support or support for others who depend upon that support. b. Conservator means a person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a conservatee. amended 2013, c.103, s.40. 3B:13A-2. Civil action to appoint conservatorThe Superior Court may, in a civil action brought by the conservatee or some other person in his behalf, appoint a conservator to manage the estate of a conservatee, except that if the conservatee objects to the imposition of a conservatorship, a conservator shall not be appointed. L.1983, c. 192, s. 1, eff. May 23, 1983.3B:13A-3. Appointment of counsel to represent conservateeThe court shall have the right to appoint counsel for the proposed conservatee if it believes that counsel is necessary to adequately protect the interests of the conservatee. http://www.njlaws.com/3B-13A-1-3.html?id=6367&a=