New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 3A - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others
Section 3A:25-40 - Devisee, beneficiary or appointee under testamentary instrument, or heir; whole or fractional share

3A:25-40. Devisee, beneficiary or appointee under testamentary instrument, or heir; whole or fractional share
Any person who is a devisee or beneficiary under a testamentary instrument, or appointee under a power of appointment exercised by a testamentary instrument, including a person succeeding to a disclaimed interest, or an heir may disclaim in whole or in part the right of succession to any property or interest therein, including a future interest, by filing a disclaimer under this act. A disclaimer may be of a fractional share, expressed as either a percentage or dollar amount, or any limited interest or estate.
L.1979, c. 484, s. 2 eff. Feb. 28, 1980.

Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes

New Jersey Revised Statutes

Title 3A - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others

Section 3A:2A-41 - Meaning of child and related terms

Section 3A:2A-84 - Repeals

Section 3A:16-16 - Sale free from dower or curtesy; order of court; deed to purchaser

Section 3A:16-17 - Compensation to dower or curtesy holder by lump sum or investment

Section 3A:25-12 - Distribution; when and how made.

Section 3A:25-39 - Definitions.

Section 3A:25-40 - Devisee, beneficiary or appointee under testamentary instrument, or heir; whole or fractional share

Section 3A:25-41 - Instrument; formalities; contents

Section 3A:25-42 - Disclaimer on behalf of decedent, minor or incapacitated person by personal representative or guardian.

Section 3A:25-43 - Time of filing of instrument

Section 3A:25-44 - Place of filing; delivery of copy to personal representative, fiduciary of decedent or donee of power or holder of legal title; real estate; recordation; book of "Disclaimers"

Section 3A:25-45 - Devolution of disclaimed property or interest; relation back to date of death

Section 3A:25-46 - Bar of right to disclaim.

Section 3A:25-47 - Binding effect

Section 3A:25-48 - Existence of right notwithstanding limitation

Section 3A:25-49 - Continuance of rights under other statutes

Section 3A:25-50 - Interests in property existing on effective date of act

Section 3A:35-3 - Trust estates not subject to dower or curtesy

Section 3A:35-4 - Quarantine

Section 3A:36-1 - Action to recover dower or curtesy; damages

Section 3A:36-2 - Admeasurement.

Section 3A:36-3 - Where admeasurement cannot be had without prejudice; sale as in partition

Section 3A:36-4 - Admeasurement when real estate is sold subject to dower or curtesy by judgment

Section 3A:36-5 - Effect of admeasurement

Section 3A:37-1 - Bar by devise; election of widow or widower

Section 3A:37-2 - Bar by adultery

Section 3A:37-4 - Bar by jointure; dower

Section 3A:37-5 - Waiver of jointure; effect of demand

Section 3A:37-6 - Eviction from jointure