N.J. Stat. § 44:1-144
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Sequestration of estate
Official statutory text
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.
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