A custodian who declines to serve under R.S. 46:38A-42 or resigns under R.S. 46:38A-44, or the legal representative of a deceased or incapacitated custodian, as soon as practicable, shall deliver the custodial property and records into the possession and control of the successor custodian. The successor custodian may apply to the court to enforce the obligation to deliver custodial property and records and becomes responsible for each item as received.
N.J.S. § 46:38A-46