40A:9-78.9 'Gold Star Parent' defined. 2. As used in this act, P.L.2017, c.289 (C.40A:9-78.8 et seq.), 'Gold Star Family Member' means a parent, legal guardian or other legal custodian, related by blood or by law to, or a spouse, domestic partner, or partner in civil union of, a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died while on active duty for the United States, or a child to whom the member was a parent, legal guardian or other legal custodian, whether related by blood or by law. L.2017, c.289, s.2; amended 2022, c.59, s.2.
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