3B:3-11 Identifying devise of tangible personal property by separate writing.
3B:3-11. A will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing must be either in the handwriting of the testator or be signed by the testator and must describe the items and the devisees with reasonable certainty. The writing may be referred to as one to be in existence at the time of the testator's death; it may be prepared before or after the execution of the will; it may be altered by the testator after its preparation; and it may be a writing which has no significance apart from its effect upon the dispositions made by the will.
L.1981, c.405, s.3B:3-11, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.14.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others
Section 3B:1-1 - Definitions A to H.
Section 3B:1-2 - Definitions I to Z.
Section 3B:1-3 - Devolution of property upon death.
Section 3B:1-4 - Contractual arrangements relating to death
Section 3B:1-5 - Effect upon vested rights and remedies
Section 3B:1-6 - Law governing rights, duties and powers of fiduciaries
Section 3B:1-8 - Application of title to wills
Section 3B:1-8.1 - Applicability of act.
Section 3B:1-9 - Effect of fraud and evasion
Section 3B:2-1 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court not affected
Section 3B:2-2 - General authority of Superior Court as to probate matters
Section 3B:2-3 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court over surrogate's proceedings
Section 3B:2-4 - Proceedings in Superior Court on order to show cause
Section 3B:2-5 - Disputes or doubts in proceedings before the surrogate.
Section 3B:2-6 - Oath; affidavit; deposition or proof.
Section 3B:2-7 - Issuance of subpoenas by surrogate.
Section 3B:2-8 - Penalty for failure to obey subpoena.
Section 3B:3-1 - Individuals competent to make a will and appoint a testamentary guardian.
Section 3B:3-2 - Execution; witnessed wills; writings intended as wills.
Section 3B:3-2.1 - Creation, maintenance of will registry; fees.
Section 3B:3-2.2 - Regulations.
Section 3B:3-3 - Writings intended as wills.
Section 3B:3-4 - Making will self-proved at time of execution.
Section 3B:3-5 - Making will self-proved subsequent to time of execution.
Section 3B:3-6 - Validating acknowledgment
Section 3B:3-7 - Who may witness a will.
Section 3B:3-8 - Will not invalidated if signed by interested witness
Section 3B:3-9 - Laws determining valid execution of will
Section 3B:3-10 - Incorporation by reference
Section 3B:3-11 - Identifying devise of tangible personal property by separate writing.
Section 3B:3-12 - Acts and events of independent significance.
Section 3B:3-13 - Revocation by writing or by act.
Section 3B:3-15 - Revival of revoked will.
Section 3B:3-16 - Methods of altering will
Section 3B:3-17 - Probate of will and grant of letters.
Section 3B:3-18 - Necessity to probate will to transfer property or nominate executor
Section 3B:3-19 - Proof required to probate will.
Section 3B:3-21 - Probate of will where witnesses are in service in time of war
Section 3B:3-22 - Time for probate of will; preliminary filing
Section 3B:3-23 - Proof of execution required in contested probate action
Section 3B:3-24 - Where a will of a resident is to be probated; effect of failure to probate.
Section 3B:3-25 - Filing probate record with surrogate of any county
Section 3B:3-26 - Probate of will of nonresident probated in another state or country.
Section 3B:3-27 - Recording of will of nonresident probated in another state or country
Section 3B:3-28 - Probate of will of nonresident decedent where property situated in New Jersey.
Section 3B:3-29 - Order to compel production of purported will
Section 3B:3-31 - Judgment for probate; conclusive effect on title to real property after 7 years.
Section 3B:3-34 - Will construed to pass all property of testator including after-acquired property.
Section 3B:3-35 - Anti-lapse; deceased devisee; class gifts.
Section 3B:3-38 - Construction of words "die without issue" or "die without descendants".
Section 3B:3-39 - Construction when "heirs and assigns" omitted from devise; fee passed
Section 3B:3-40 - Words importing estate in fee not to prevent further devise
Section 3B:3-41 - Issue and descendants to take by representation.
Section 3B:3-42 - Increase in securities, accessions.
Section 3B:3-45 - Exercise of power of appointment.
Section 3B:3-46 - Ademption by satisfaction.
Section 3B:3-47 - Penalty clause for contesting will
Section 3B:3-48 - Construction of generic terms included in class gift terminology.
Section 3B:4-2 - Devise to trustee of trust created other than by testator's will.
Section 3B:4-3 - Devise not invalidated because trust is amendable or revocable.
Section 3B:4-4 - Administration of trust.
Section 3B:4-5 - Lapse of devise.
Section 3B:5-1 - Requirement that heir survive decedent by 120 hours.
Section 3B:5-2 - Intestate estate.
Section 3B:5-3 - Intestate share of decedent's surviving spouse or domestic partner.
Section 3B:5-4 - Intestate shares of heirs other than surviving spouse or domestic partner.
Section 3B:5-5.1 - Diligent inquiry by fiduciary to find heirs.
Section 3B:5-6 - Determining representation.
Section 3B:5-7 - Relatives of the half blood
Section 3B:5-8 - After born heirs.
Section 3B:5-9 - Adopted child.
Section 3B:5-10 - Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship.
Section 3B:5-11 - Debt to decedent.
Section 3B:5-12 - Aliens not disqualified; individuals related to decedent through two lines.
Section 3B:5-13 - Advancements.
Section 3B:5-14 - Tenancy in common; marriage and domestic partnership settlements.
Section 3B:5-15 - Entitlement of spouse or domestic partner; premarital will.
Section 3B:5-16 - Omitted children.
Section 3B:6-2 - Disposition of property of persons dying simultaneously
Section 3B:6-3 - Division of property, two or more beneficiaries
Section 3B:6-4 - Division of property, joint tenants or tenants by the entirety
Section 3B:6-5 - Distribution of proceeds of life or accident policies
Section 3B:6-6 - Chapter not to apply in certain cases
Section 3B:6-7 - Construction and interpretation
Section 3B:7-1.2 - Effect of revocation.
Section 3B:7-5 - Other acquisitions of property by decedent's killer.
Section 3B:7-6 - Effect of final judgment of conviction.
Section 3B:7-7 - Rights of purchasers; protection of payors and other third parties.
Section 3B:8-3 - Meaning of "augmented estate."
Section 3B:8-4 - Valuing property transferred
Section 3B:8-5 - Transfers excluded.
Section 3B:8-6 - Other property to be included in augmented estate.
Section 3B:8-7 - Property derived from decedent.
Section 3B:8-8 - Valuation of property derived from decedent.
Section 3B:8-10 - Waiving right to an elective share.
Section 3B:8-11 - Who may exercise the right to take an elective share.
Section 3B:8-12 - Filing complaint for elective share; extension of time.
Section 3B:8-13 - Notice of hearing.
Section 3B:8-14 - Withdrawal of demand for an elective share.
Section 3B:8-15 - Fixing amount of elective share; payment of elective share
Section 3B:8-16 - Enforcing judgment
Section 3B:8-17 - Value of surviving spouse's or domestic partner's interest in any life estate.
Section 3B:8-18 - Satisfaction of elective share.
Section 3B:8-19 - Persons subject to contribution.
Section 3B:9-2 - Disclaimer of an interested party.
Section 3B:9-3 - Requirements of a disclaimer.
Section 3B:9-4 - Disclaimer by a fiduciary of an interest in property.
Section 3B:9-4.1 - Disclaimer by a fiduciary of a power of discretion.
Section 3B:9-4.2 - Time for disclaiming.
Section 3B:9-6 - Delivering and filing disclaimer.
Section 3B:9-7 - Recording of disclaimer where real property or interest therein is disclaimed.
Section 3B:9-8 - Effect of disclaimer.
Section 3B:9-9 - Bar of right to disclaim.
Section 3B:9-10 - Binding effect of disclaimer or waiver.
Section 3B:9-11 - Spendthrift provision not to affect right to disclaim.
Section 3B:9-12 - Right to disclaim, etc.; under other law not abridged.
Section 3B:9-13 - Extension of time to disclaim interest existing on February 28, 1980.
Section 3B:9-14 - Federal law.
Section 3B:10-1 - Grant of letters of administration
Section 3B:10-2 - To whom letters of administration granted.
Section 3B:10-4 - When heirs entitled to assets without administration.
Section 3B:10-6 - Acts of administrator before notice of will
Section 3B:10-7 - Ancillary administration on estate of nonresident intestate
Section 3B:10-8 - Administration by creditor of nonresident decedent
Section 3B:10-9 - Record of appointment of personal representative; evidentiary effect
Section 3B:10-10 - Executor de son tort
Section 3B:10-11 - Administration ad prosequendum on death by wrongful act
Section 3B:10-12 - Temporary administration
Section 3B:10-13 - Duty to apply in this State for original letters of administration
Section 3B:10-14 - Appointment of debtor as executor; debt not discharged
Section 3B:10-15 - Appointment of substituted administrators
Section 3B:10-16 - Decedent's will to be observed
Section 3B:10-17 - Manner in which appointment shall be made
Section 3B:10-18 - When appointment unnecessary
Section 3B:10-19 - Commencement of duties and powers of a personal representative
Section 3B:10-20 - Ratification of prior acts
Section 3B:10-21.1 - Appointment of person to control funeral, disposition of remains.
Section 3B:10-22 - Priority among letters
Section 3B:10-23 - Duty of personal representative to settle and distribute estate
Section 3B:10-24 - Liability for acts of administration or distribution
Section 3B:10-25 - Standing to sue and be sued
Section 3B:10-26 - Standards of care to be observed
Section 3B:10-27 - Right to possession of property transferred in fraud of creditors
Section 3B:10-28 - Expeditious settlement and distribution
Section 3B:10-29 - Possession and control of estate
Section 3B:10-30 - Power over title to property
Section 3B:10-30.1 - Voluntary discharge of personal representative for an estate.
Section 3B:10-31 - Powers and duties of successor representative
Section 3B:10-32 - Powers of surviving copersonal representative
Section 3B:11-1 - Creator's reserved interest in trust alienable subject to creditors' claims.
Section 3B:11-2 - Letters of trusteeship under a will
Section 3B:11-3 - Trustees construed to be joint tenants
Section 3B:11-4.1 - Limitations on powers of trustees; applicability; "interested party" defined
Section 3B:11-13 - Construction of article
Section 3B:11-14 - Power of courts or Attorney General not impaired by article
Section 3B:11-15 - Application of article
Section 3B:11-16 - Pooled trust accounts
Section 3B:11-16.1 - Definitions used in C.3B:11-16 et al.
Section 3B:11-17 - Trustees' commission
Section 3B:11-18 - Report; rules, regulations
Section 3B:11-19 - Short title
Section 3B:11-21 - Purposes, policies.
Section 3B:11-22 - Definitions.
Section 3B:11-23 - Nonprofit corporations
Section 3B:11-25 - No compensation
Section 3B:11-27 - Services; guardianship
Section 3B:11-28 - Contributions; written statement of services
Section 3B:11-29 - Itemized annual statement
Section 3B:11-30 - Qualification of indigent persons
Section 3B:11-31 - Special requests; individual trusts
Section 3B:11-32 - Community trust irrevocable
Section 3B:11-33 - Not deemed asset
Section 3B:11-34 - Not subject to rule against perpetuities
Section 3B:11-35 - Settlement, dissolution, merger
Section 3B:11-36 - Findings, declarations regarding special needs trusts
Section 3B:11-37 - Establishing an OBRA '93 trust
Section 3B:12-1 - Power of the court to order a protective arrangement.
Section 3B:12-2 - Matters within a protective arrangement.
Section 3B:12-3 - Factors to be considered before approving a protective arrangement.
Section 3B:12-4 - Appointment of special guardian.
Section 3B:12-5 - Right of alleged incapacitated person to trial on issue of incapacity.
Section 3B:12-6 - Circumstances under which money may be paid or personal property delivered.
Section 3B:12-7 - When payment of money or delivery of property prohibited
Section 3B:12-8 - Application of money and property; reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses
Section 3B:12-10 - Persons paying money or delivering property not liable for application
Section 3B:12-11 - Affidavit of receipt; contents; filing.
Section 3B:12-12 - Jurisdiction of surrogate to appoint guardians for minors
Section 3B:12-13 - Power to designate testamentary guardian.
Section 3B:12-14 - Consent of surviving parent; formal requisites
Section 3B:12-15 - Appointment of testamentary guardian by surviving parent.
Section 3B:12-16 - Bond of testamentary guardian.
Section 3B:12-17 - Determination into fitness of a testamentary guardian of a minor's person
Section 3B:12-18 - Effect of a testamentary appointment
Section 3B:12-19 - Guardian for property of nonresident minor
Section 3B:12-20 - Special guardian for consent to enlist; bond; fees
Section 3B:12-21 - Persons entitled to appointment
Section 3B:12-22 - Appointment when heirs are nonresidents
Section 3B:12-23 - Guardian for child of absconding or absent parent
Section 3B:12-24 - Issue of incapacity triable without jury unless jury is demanded.
Section 3B:12-25 - Appointment of guardian.
Section 3B:12-27 - Distribution of property of an incapacitated person as intestate property.
Section 3B:12-28 - Return to competency; restoration of estate.
Section 3B:12-31 - Consent by surviving parent to guardian's appointment.
Section 3B:12-33 - Bond of testamentary guardian.
Section 3B:12-35 - Effect of a testamentary appointment.
Section 3B:12-36 - Authority of court with respect to ward's person and estate.
Section 3B:12-38 - Title to ward's property vested in guardian as trustee.
Section 3B:12-40 - Duty of guardian of ward's person to account to guardian of his estate
Section 3B:12-42 - Reporting condition of ward's person and property to court.
Section 3B:12-43 - Expenditures to be made by guardian out of ward's estate.
Section 3B:12-46 - Persons for whose benefit expenditures may be made by guardian of ward's estate.
Section 3B:12-47 - Persons to whom funds may be paid.
Section 3B:12-48 - Powers conferred upon a guardian.
Section 3B:12-49 - Powers conferred upon the court.
Section 3B:12-50 - Additional powers which may be exercised by the court
Section 3B:12-51 - Powers and responsibilities of a guardian of the person of a minor generally
Section 3B:12-52 - Powers and duties of a guardian of the person of a minor
Section 3B:12-54 - Duty of guardian to deliver property when minor attains 18 years of age.
Section 3B:12-54.1 - Trusts for certain beneficiaries providing deferred distribution of funds.
Section 3B:12-55 - When authority and responsibility of guardian terminate
Section 3B:12-56 - Powers, rights and duties of a guardian of the person of a ward generally.
Section 3B:12-57 - Powers and duties of a guardian of the person of a ward.
Section 3B:12-58 - Gifts to charities and other objects.
Section 3B:12-59 - Purchase of real property for use of an incapacitated person and his dependents.
Section 3B:12-60 - Guardian's duty with respect to will of deceased incapacitated person.
Section 3B:12-62 - Factors to be considered by the court or guardian in exercising certain powers
Section 3B:12-64 - When authority and responsibility of guardian terminate.
Section 3B:12-65 - Vacancy in guardianship
Section 3B:12-66 - Filling vacancy in guardianship.
Section 3B:12-66.1 - Removal from New Jersey after appointment of guardian.
Section 3B:12-66.2 - Transfer into New Jersey of guardianship established in another state.
Section 3B:12-67 - Short title
Section 3B:12-68 - Findings, declarations.
Section 3B:12-69 - Definitions.
Section 3B:12-70 - Jurisdiction
Section 3B:12-71 - Applicability
Section 3B:12-72 - Appointment of standby guardian by court.
Section 3B:12A-1 - Findings, declarations relative to kinship legal guardianship.
Section 3B:12A-2 - Definitions relative to kinship legal guardianship.
Section 3B:12A-3 - Jurisdiction, venue.
Section 3B:12A-4 - Rights, responsibilities, authority of kinship legal guardian.
Section 3B:12A-5 - Appointment as kinship legal guardian; contents of petition.
Section 3B:12A-6 - Considerations for appointment as kinship legal guardian.
Section 3B:12A-7 - Court rules.
Section 3B:12B-1 - Short title.
Section 3B:12B-2 - Scope of act.
Section 3B:12B-3 - Definitions.
Section 3B:12B-4 - International application of the act.
Section 3B:12B-5 - Which act governs; exclusive jurisdictional basis; applicability.
Section 3B:12B-6 - Communication between courts.
Section 3B:12B-7 - Cooperation between courts.
Section 3B:12B-8 - Taking testimony in another state; documentary evidence.
Section 3B:12B-9 - Jurisdiction; determination.
Section 3B:12B-10 - Significant-connection state; determination.
Section 3B:12B-11 - Emergency jurisdiction.
Section 3B:12B-12 - Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction.
Section 3B:12B-13 - Appropriate forum.
Section 3B:12B-14 - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
Section 3B:12B-15 - Notice of proceeding.
Section 3B:12B-16 - Proceedings in more than one state.
Section 3B:12B-17 - Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state.
Section 3B:12B-18 - Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state.
Section 3B:12B-19 - Registration of guardianship or conservatorship orders.
Section 3B:12B-20 - Effect of registration.
Section 3B:12B-21 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 3B:12B-22 - Transitional provision.
Section 3B:13-2 - Definitions.
Section 3B:13-3 - General rules of construction
Section 3B:13-4 - Fees and costs
Section 3B:13-5 - No charges to be made for copies of certain records
Section 3B:13-6 - Determination of incapacity by Superior Court.
Section 3B:13-7 - Guardians; when and how appointed.
Section 3B:13-8 - Guardian to have no more than five wards; exceptions.
Section 3B:13-9 - Filing account with the court
Section 3B:13-10 - Filing account with Federal agency
Section 3B:13-11 - Times for accounting
Section 3B:13-12 - Notice to Federal agency
Section 3B:13-13 - Accounting without filing vouchers
Section 3B:13-14 - Removal of guardian for failure to account; costs
Section 3B:13-15 - Investments
Section 3B:13-16 - Support of dependents
Section 3B:13-17 - Compensation of guardian
Section 3B:13-19 - Direction of court for expenditure required; investment
Section 3B:13-21 - "Public guardian of veterans who are incapacitated."
Section 3B:13-22 - Guardian's bond.
Section 3B:13-23 - Salary of public guardian.
Section 3B:13-24 - Duties of public guardian as adviser of other guardians.
Section 3B:13-25 - Discharge and removal of public guardian.
Section 3B:13-26 - Public guardian may be appointed general guardian for veteran.
Section 3B:13-27 - Powers of public guardian as guardian of veterans' estates.
Section 3B:13-28 - Settlement of accounts.
Section 3B:13-29 - Termination of guardianship; settlement of account.
Section 3B:13-30 - Settlement of accounts upon expiration of public guardian's term
Section 3B:13-31 - Counsel to represent public guardian; compensation.
Section 3B:13A-1 - Definitions.
Section 3B:13A-2 - Civil action to appoint conservator
Section 3B:13A-3 - Appointment of counsel to represent conservatee
Section 3B:13A-6 - Service of notice to appoint conservator
Section 3B:13A-7 - Right of persons to be heard
Section 3B:13A-8 - Designation of conservator
Section 3B:13A-9 - Acceptance of appointment
Section 3B:13A-10 - Power of attorney; filing; contents
Section 3B:13A-11 - Service of process
Section 3B:13A-12 - "Process" defined
Section 3B:13A-14 - Conditions of bond
Section 3B:13A-15 - Bond premium
Section 3B:13A-16 - Limitations on appointment of conservator.
Section 3B:13A-18 - Expenditures to be made by conservator out of conservatee's estate
Section 3B:13A-19 - Recommendations to be considered by conservator in making expenditures
Section 3B:13A-20 - Other factors to be considered by conservator in making expenditures
Section 3B:13A-21 - Persons for whose benefit expenditures may be made
Section 3B:13A-22 - Persons to whom funds may be paid
Section 3B:13A-23 - Powers conferred upon conservator
Section 3B:13A-24 - Expansion or limitation of conservator's powers
Section 3B:13A-25 - Formal accounting
Section 3B:13A-26 - Effect of judgment allowing intermediate account
Section 3B:13A-27 - Annual informal report or accounting
Section 3B:13A-28 - Personal liability of conservator on contracts
Section 3B:13A-29 - Personal liability of conservator for obligations arising from control of estate
Section 3B:13A-30 - Asserting claims against estate
Section 3B:13A-31 - Determining issues of liability between estate and conservator
Section 3B:13A-32 - Liability of conservator for improper exercise of power concerning estate
Section 3B:13A-33 - Termination of conservatorship by conservatee
Section 3B:13A-34 - Termination of conservatorship.
Section 3B:13A-35 - Substituted conservator
Section 3B:13A-36 - Conservator's compensation.
Section 3B:14-1 - Survivorship and succession among cofiduciaries; duties and powers
Section 3B:14-2 - Appointment of substituted fiduciary in place of one deceased or removed
Section 3B:14-3 - Powers and duties of substituted fiduciary
Section 3B:14-5 - Removed or discharged fiduciary to deliver assets to successor
Section 3B:14-7 - Account of removed or discharged fiduciary
Section 3B:14-8 - "Engaged in war service" defined
Section 3B:14-9 - Appointment of substitute for fiduciary engaged in war service
Section 3B:14-10 - Cofiduciaries; terms of instrument
Section 3B:14-11 - Substituted fiduciary; bond
Section 3B:14-12 - Substituted fiduciary; powers and duties
Section 3B:14-13 - Reinstatement of original fiduciary
Section 3B:14-15 - Powers and duties of reinstated fiduciary
Section 3B:14-16 - Commissions; apportionment
Section 3B:14-17 - More than one substituted fiduciary
Section 3B:14-18 - Discharge from office of fiduciary; account; allowances
Section 3B:14-19 - Discharge from particular trust; effect
Section 3B:14-20 - Discharge of one or more joint fiduciaries
Section 3B:14-21 - Removal for cause.
Section 3B:14-24 - Authorization to exercise other powers.
Section 3B:14-25 - Payment of debt or delivery of certain personal property; requirements
Section 3B:14-26 - Release upon payment or delivery in good faith
Section 3B:14-27 - When payment or delivery may not be made
Section 3B:14-28 - Filing proof of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's authority
Section 3B:14-29 - Exercise of powers by domiciliary foreign fiduciary; security for costs
Section 3B:14-31 - Personal liability of fiduciary on contracts
Section 3B:14-33 - Asserting claims against estate
Section 3B:14-34 - Determining issues of liability between estate and fiduciary
Section 3B:14-35 - Liability of fiduciary for improper exercise of power concerning estate
Section 3B:14-36 - Voidable sales, encumbrances or transactions; exceptions
Section 3B:14-37 - Protection of persons assisting or dealing with fiduciary.
Section 3B:14-38 - Actions by fiduciaries
Section 3B:14-39 - Several fiduciaries sued; judgment and execution
Section 3B:14-41 - Actions against fiduciaries; proof of proper administration
Section 3B:14-42 - Recovery of damages for injury to property subsequently transferred
Section 3B:14-43 - Adjudication binding on local fiduciary
Section 3B:14-44 - Discovery of assets in action by fiduciary
Section 3B:14-45 - Discovery of assets in action against the fiduciary
Section 3B:14-46 - "Process" defined
Section 3B:14-47 - Fiduciary to file power of attorney; requisites of power
Section 3B:14-48 - Service of process
Section 3B:14-49 - Submission to jurisdiction of courts
Section 3B:14-50 - Jurisdiction by act of decedent
Section 3B:14-51 - Service of process
Section 3B:14-52 - Short title
Section 3B:14-53 - Definitions
Section 3B:14-54 - Application of payments of money or transfer of property made to fiduciaries
Section 3B:14-55 - Check drawn by and payable to fiduciary
Section 3B:14-56 - Deposit in name of fiduciary; checks; when bank liable
Section 3B:14-57 - Checks drawn by fiduciary upon principal's account
Section 3B:14-59 - Deposit in names of two or more trustees; liability of payee, holder or bank
Section 3B:14-60 - Cases not provided for in article
Section 3B:14-61 - Uniformity of interpretation
Section 3B:14-61.1 - Short title.
Section 3B:14-61.2 - Definitions.
Section 3B:14-61.3 - User's residence in State, inapplicability of act to employers' digital assets.
Section 3B:14-61.4 - User direction for disclosure of digital assets.
Section 3B:14-61.5 - Terms-of-service agreement.
Section 3B:14-61.6 - Procedure for disclosing digital assets.
Section 3B:14-61.7 - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.
Section 3B:14-61.8 - Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.
Section 3B:14-61.9 - Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.
Section 3B:14-61.10 - Disclosure of other digital assets of principal.
Section 3B:14-61.11 - Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user.
Section 3B:14-61.14 - Disclosure of digital assets to guardian of incapacitated person.
Section 3B:14-61.15 - Fiduciary and designated recipient duty and authority.
Section 3B:14-61.16 - Custodian compliance and immunity.
Section 3B:14-61.17 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 3B:14-61.18 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
Section 3B:14-62 - Abandonment of real property may be authorized
Section 3B:14-63 - Directions of court when abandonment ordered
Section 3B:14-65 - Public liability after abandonment but before being divested of title
Section 3B:15-1 - Bonds of fiduciaries; exceptions.
Section 3B:15-2 - Bonds not to be approved unless prescribed conditions are included
Section 3B:15-3 - Bond where will requires bond and fails to name obligee; prosecution
Section 3B:15-4 - Bond when property unsafe or in danger of waste
Section 3B:15-5 - Conditions of bond on grant of intestate administration
Section 3B:15-6 - Conditions of bonds on certain grants of administration
Section 3B:15-7 - Bond required of guardian of minor or person who is incapacitated.
Section 3B:15-8 - Allowance of expense of procuring surety bond of fiduciary, receiver or assignee
Section 3B:15-9 - Additional surety when original sureties and bond insufficient
Section 3B:15-10 - When fiduciary required to account and give separate security to surety
Section 3B:15-11 - When deposit permitted
Section 3B:15-12 - Bond after deposit
Section 3B:15-13 - How deposits made and withdrawn
Section 3B:15-14 - Additional bond upon withdrawals
Section 3B:15-15 - Depository to issue duplicate deposit certificates
Section 3B:15-16 - Deposit and investment.
Section 3B:15-17 - Investment by surrogate
Section 3B:15-17.1 - Payment at age 18.
Section 3B:15-19 - Discharge of surety for fiduciary or assignee after final account
Section 3B:15-20 - Effect of discharge of surety
Section 3B:15-21 - Reduction of fiduciary's bond; discharge of original sureties
Section 3B:15-22 - Discharge of fiduciary from liability on bond without surety
Section 3B:15-23 - Proof of order to limit creditors required in certain cases.
Section 3B:15-24 - Prosecution of fiduciaries' bonds
Section 3B:15-26 - Proceedings to satisfy judgment on bond; notice to claimants
Section 3B:15-27 - Presentation of claims
Section 3B:15-28 - Exceptions; trial
Section 3B:15-29 - Satisfaction of judgment
Section 3B:15-30 - Application to have action on bond discontinued
Section 3B:15-31 - Discontinuance of action on bond
Section 3B:15-32 - Unsatisfied claims
Section 3B:15-33 - Bonds not invalidated because of abolition of certain offices or courts
Section 3B:16-1 - General requisites
Section 3B:16-2 - Inventory and appraisal to be made and filed
Section 3B:16-3 - Appointment of appraisers
Section 3B:16-4 - Property to be included in inventory and appraisal
Section 3B:16-5 - Exemption for benefit of decedent's family
Section 3B:16-6 - Proof of inventory and exempt list
Section 3B:16-7 - Selection of property to be exempted
Section 3B:16-8 - Guardian to file inventory of estate of minor or person who is incapacitated.
Section 3B:17-1 - Filing of release or discharge.
Section 3B:17-2 - Accounts of personal representatives
Section 3B:17-3 - Accounts of guardians and trustees
Section 3B:17-4 - Account and bond required of cofiduciary
Section 3B:17-5 - Account by representative of deceased fiduciary
Section 3B:17-6 - Examination of accountant on exceptions to account
Section 3B:17-7 - Statements or information regarding assets as part of account
Section 3B:17-8 - Effect of judgment allowing account
Section 3B:17-9 - Nontestamentary trustee defined
Section 3B:17-10 - Settling accounts in the Superior Court
Section 3B:17-11 - Surrogate's fees
Section 3B:17-13 - Effect of nonjudicial settlement or waiver of account.
Section 3B:18-2 - Commissions of nontestamentary trustee
Section 3B:18-3 - Provision in will for specific compensation
Section 3B:18-4 - Disputes between fiduciaries as to apportionment
Section 3B:18-5 - Fiduciary removed from office; forfeiture of commissions
Section 3B:18-6 - Legal fees for attorney also serving as fiduciary
Section 3B:18-7 - Annual statement relating to corpus commissions taken
Section 3B:18-9 - Additional compensation
Section 3B:18-10 - Notice to recipient of property
Section 3B:18-11 - Manner of payment of additional compensation
Section 3B:18-12 - Definition of fiduciary
Section 3B:18-13 - Income commissions
Section 3B:18-14 - Corpus commissions.
Section 3B:18-16 - Corpus commissions; unusual or extraordinary services
Section 3B:18-17 - Taking annual amounts on account of corpus commissions
Section 3B:18-18 - Value of assets for computing commissions taken annually
Section 3B:18-19 - Failure to take commissions annually shall not constitute a waiver thereof
Section 3B:18-20 - Corpus commissions taken annually subject to review
Section 3B:18-21 - Burden of proving value
Section 3B:18-22 - When rates for corpus commissions taken annually effective
Section 3B:18-23 - "Fiduciary" defined
Section 3B:18-24 - Income commissions
Section 3B:18-25 - Fiduciaries may take annual commissions on corpus
Section 3B:18-25.1 - Taking annual amount on accounts of corpus commissions: two or more fiduciaries
Section 3B:18-25.2 - Powers of qualified bank; duties of agent
Section 3B:18-26 - Failure to take commissions annually shall not constitute a waiver thereof
Section 3B:18-27 - Commissions taken annually subject to review
Section 3B:18-29 - Corpus commissions; unusual or extraordinary services
Section 3B:18-30 - Burden of proving value
Section 3B:18-31 - Authorization in testator's will as to commissions exceeding legal rates
Section 3B:18-32 - When rates for corpus commissions taken annually effective
Section 3B:19B-1 - Short title
Section 3B:19B-2 - Definitions
Section 3B:19B-3 - Fiduciary duties; general principles
Section 3B:19B-4 - Trustee's power to adjust.
Section 3B:19B-5 - Determination and distribution of net income
Section 3B:19B-6 - Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries
Section 3B:19B-7 - When right to income begins and ends
Section 3B:19B-9 - Apportionment when income interest ends
Section 3B:19B-10 - Character of receipts
Section 3B:19B-11 - Distribution from trust or estate
Section 3B:19B-12 - Business and other activities conducted by trustee
Section 3B:19B-13 - Principal receipts
Section 3B:19B-14 - Rental property
Section 3B:19B-15 - Obligation to pay money
Section 3B:19B-16 - Insurance policies and similar contracts
Section 3B:19B-17 - Deferred compensation, retirement benefits, annuities, and similar payments
Section 3B:19B-18 - Liquidating asset
Section 3B:19B-19 - Minerals, water and other natural resources
Section 3B:19B-21 - Property not productive of income
Section 3B:19B-22 - Derivatives and options
Section 3B:19B-23 - Asset-backed securities
Section 3B:19B-24 - Disbursements from income
Section 3B:19B-25 - Disbursements from principal
Section 3B:19B-26 - Transfers from income to principal for depreciation
Section 3B:19B-27 - Transfer from income to reimburse principal
Section 3B:19B-28 - Income taxes
Section 3B:19B-29 - Uniformity of application and construction
Section 3B:19B-30 - Application of act to existing and future trusts and estates
Section 3B:19B-31 - Judicial control of discretionary powers
Section 3B:20-4 - Corporate fiduciary liable for loss caused by acts of nominee
Section 3B:20-5 - Limitation on authority to register securities in name of nominee
Section 3B:20-7 - Directions of court concerning the sale, conversion or retention of investments
Section 3B:20-8 - Protection afforded fiduciary continuing investments under court order
Section 3B:20-9 - Application to court upon change in conditions
Section 3B:20-10 - Investments by court order upon change in conditions
Section 3B:20-11.1 - Short title
Section 3B:20-11.2 - Compliance by fiduciary with prudent investor rule
Section 3B:20-11.3 - Investments, management of trust assets by fiduciary
Section 3B:20-11.4 - Diversification of investments
Section 3B:20-11.5 - Assets to be managed in interest of beneficiaries
Section 3B:20-11.6 - Impartiality of fiduciary
Section 3B:20-11.7 - Review of trust assets
Section 3B:20-11.8 - Incurrence of costs by fiduciary
Section 3B:20-11.9 - Rule expresses standard of conduct
Section 3B:20-11.10 - Delegation of investment, management functions by fiduciary
Section 3B:20-11.11 - Construction of terms
Section 3B:20-11.12 - Applicability of act
Section 3B:20-18 - Authority to exchange or convert securities
Section 3B:20-19 - Fiduciary as issuing corporation
Section 3B:20-21 - Definitions
Section 3B:20-22 - Authority to exchange or convert
Section 3B:20-23 - Banking institution acting as fiduciary
Section 3B:20-25 - Application of article
Section 3B:20-26 - Short title
Section 3B:20-27 - Definitions
Section 3B:20-28 - Deposit of securities by fiduciary
Section 3B:20-29 - Merger of certificates deposited
Section 3B:20-30 - Records of securities deposited
Section 3B:20-31 - Transfer of ownership in securities deposited
Section 3B:20-32 - Rules and regulations governing banking institutions
Section 3B:20-33 - Certification of securities deposited
Section 3B:20-34 - Application of article
Section 3B:20-35 - Construction of article
Section 3B:21-1 - Removal of property from the State
Section 3B:21-2 - Meaning of term "personal property"
Section 3B:21-3 - Proof of authority of, and giving of security by, guardian or trustee
Section 3B:21-4 - When removal will be denied
Section 3B:21-5 - Effect of judgment for removal and transfer
Section 3B:22-1 - Waiver of statutes of limitations
Section 3B:22-2 - Order of priority of claims when assets insufficient.
Section 3B:22-3 - Abatement for purpose of paying claims and debts.
Section 3B:22-5 - Liquidated claims payable in future
Section 3B:22-7 - Allowance or rejection of claims within 3 months
Section 3B:22-8 - Commencement of action by creditor on disputed claim within 3 months after notice
Section 3B:22-10 - Presentation of claim
Section 3B:22-11 - Acceptance or rejection of claim
Section 3B:22-12 - Action on unrejected claim
Section 3B:22-13 - Failure to sue after notice to perfect claim; claim debarred
Section 3B:22-14 - Direction of court before paying claims not presented within 9-month period.
Section 3B:22-16 - Action upon refunding bond of devisee or heir
Section 3B:22-17 - Defense to action on fiduciary's bond in certain cases
Section 3B:22-18 - Action on refunding bond of ultimate devisee or heir
Section 3B:22-20 - Payment of claims where assets insufficient
Section 3B:22-22 - Real property liable only 1 year for debts
Section 3B:22-23 - Time not extended by general words in will
Section 3B:22-24 - Article not to affect liability of heirs or devisees
Section 3B:22-25 - Sale of property subject to escheat to pay debts
Section 3B:22-26 - Direction of court as to sale
Section 3B:22-27 - Estate passed by sale or conveyance
Section 3B:22-28 - Effect of confirmation
Section 3B:22-29 - Accounting; surplus from sale payable to State Treasurer
Section 3B:22-30 - Distribution by State Treasurer; proof of claim required of claimants
Section 3B:22-32 - Distribution among creditors to be pro rata; preferred debts excepted
Section 3B:22-33 - Claims not presented in time barred; exception; extension of time
Section 3B:22-35 - Judgment of insolvency; sale of assets
Section 3B:22-36 - Proceeds; distribution
Section 3B:22-37 - Residue after debts to go to heirs or devisees
Section 3B:22-38 - Certain actions against personal representative saved
Section 3B:22-39 - "Heirs and devisees" defined.
Section 3B:22-40 - Heirs and devisees liable for debt of decedent
Section 3B:22-41 - Joinder of parties
Section 3B:22-42 - General judgment; special judgment
Section 3B:22-43 - Liability in case of sale or transfer of estate
Section 3B:22-44 - Contribution between heirs and devisees liable
Section 3B:23-1 - Distribution of assets in kind
Section 3B:23-2 - Valuation of assets
Section 3B:23-3 - Method of distribution
Section 3B:23-4 - Proposal of distribution; contents; time to object
Section 3B:23-5 - Instrument of distribution
Section 3B:23-7 - Protection of purchaser from or lender to distributee
Section 3B:23-8 - Partition for purpose of distribution
Section 3B:23-9 - Agreement among successors binding on personal representative
Section 3B:23-10 - Distribution to guardian
Section 3B:23-11 - Interest on general pecuniary devise
Section 3B:23-12 - Abatement generally.
Section 3B:23-13 - General devise charged upon specific property or fund
Section 3B:23-14 - Where will expresses order of abatement
Section 3B:23-15 - Abatement where subject of specific devise sold
Section 3B:23-16 - Distribution by order of court
Section 3B:23-17 - Judgment for distribution
Section 3B:23-18 - Distribution; when made
Section 3B:23-19 - Order for filing claims of unknown distributees
Section 3B:23-21 - Unclaimed estate assets.
Section 3B:23-23 - Letters of trusteeship required before transfer to trustee
Section 3B:23-24 - Refunding bond of devisee or distributee
Section 3B:23-25 - Amount of bond; form
Section 3B:23-26 - Condition of devisee's bond
Section 3B:23-27 - Condition of distributee's bond
Section 3B:23-28 - Bonds required of holders of determinable interests; in general
Section 3B:23-29 - Bond when remainderman is lineal descendant of holder of determinable estate
Section 3B:23-30 - Bond when the personal representative is holder of a determinable estate
Section 3B:23-31 - Actions for distributive shares
Section 3B:23-32 - Limitations on enforcement of devise
Section 3B:23-33 - Action for devise
Section 3B:23-34 - Conditions precedent to suit for devise.
Section 3B:23-35 - Extent of recovery
Section 3B:23-36 - Plea of want of assets; procedure
Section 3B:23-37 - Apportionment of certain real estate to pay devise
Section 3B:23-38 - Effect of apportionment; filing and recording papers
Section 3B:23-39 - Deposit with court; effect.
Section 3B:23-40 - Payment of interest on moneys deposited
Section 3B:23-41 - Return of devise pro rata
Section 3B:23-42 - Distribution of nonresident decedent's estate
Section 3B:23-43 - Right of retainer
Section 3B:24-3 - Apportionment of tax where temporary interest is created
Section 3B:24-4 - Apportionment of tax to transferees in absence of directions to contrary.
Section 3B:24-5 - Limitation on direction for apportionment or nonapportionment of tax
Section 3B:24-7 - Transfer or distribution of property; duties and liabilities of fiduciary
Section 3B:24-8 - Jurisdiction of Superior Court
Section 3B:25-1 - Nonexoneration of property subject to mortgage or security interest; exception.
Section 3B:26-1 - Definition of absent person
Section 3B:26-2 - Appointment of trustee for absent person; general duties and powers
Section 3B:26-3 - Distribution or other disposition of property
Section 3B:26-4 - Powers, duties and responsibilities of trustee or court
Section 3B:27-2 - Restoration and recovery of property upon reappearance of absentee.
Section 3B:27-3 - Protection of personal representative or trustee making distribution
Section 3B:27-4 - Real estate transaction in which an absentee has an interest; title
Section 3B:27-5 - Absentee later proved alive entitled to proceeds of transaction
Section 3B:27-6 - Action to be brought in Superior Court.
Section 3B:28-1 - Estates of dower and curtesy prior to May 28, 1980.
Section 3B:28-2 - No right of dower or curtesy created on or after May 28, 1980.
Section 3B:28-3.1 - Joint occupancy of principal matrimonial residence; mortgage lien.
Section 3B:28-4 - N.J.S. 3A:16-16 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-5 - N.J.S. 3A:16-17 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-6 - N.J.S. 3A:25-12 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-7 - N.J.S. 3A:35-3 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-8 - N.J.S. 3A:35-4 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-9 - N.J.S. 3A:36-1 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-10 - N.J.S. 3A:36-2 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-11 - N.J.S. 3A:36-3 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-12 - N.J.S. 3A:36-4 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-13 - N.J.S. 3A:36-5 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-14 - N.J.S. 3A:37-1 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-15 - N.J.S. 3A:37-2 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-17 - N.J.S. 3A:37-4 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-18 - N.J.S. 3A:37-5 saved from repeal
Section 3B:28-19 - N.J.S. 3A:37-6 saved from repeal
Section 3B:29-1 - Laws repealed
Section 3B:30-1 - Short title.
Section 3B:30-2 - Definitions.
Section 3B:30-3 - Individuals, multiple owners, registration of a security.
Section 3B:30-4 - Registration of security in beneficiary form.
Section 3B:30-5 - Designation of beneficiary, registration in beneficiary form
Section 3B:30-6 - "Transfer on death," "pay on death"
Section 3B:30-7 - No effect on ownership, cancellation, change permitted
Section 3B:30-8 - Passage of security to beneficiary, reregistration
Section 3B:30-9 - Rights of registering entity
Section 3B:30-10 - Transfer on death, effectiveness
Section 3B:30-11 - Establishment of terms, conditions by registering entity
Section 3B:30-12 - Construction of act
Section 3B:31-1 - Short Title.
Section 3B:31-3 - Definitions.
Section 3B:31-5 - Default and mandatory rules.
Section 3B:31-6 - Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity.
Section 3B:31-7 - Governing law.
Section 3B:31-8 - Principal place of administration.
Section 3B:31-9 - Methods and waiver of notice.
Section 3B:31-10 - Others treated as qualified beneficiaries.
Section 3B:31-11 - Nonjudicial settlement agreements.
Section 3B:31-12 - Rules of construction.
Section 3B:31-13 - Representation: basic effect.
Section 3B:31-14 - Representation by holder of general testamentary power of appointment.
Section 3B:31-15 - Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
Section 3B:31-16 - Representation by person having substantially identical interest.
Section 3B:31-17 - Appointment of representative.
Section 3B:31-18 - Methods of creating trust.
Section 3B:31-19 - Requirements for creation.
Section 3B:31-20 - Written trusts created in other jurisdictions.
Section 3B:31-21 - Trust purposes.
Section 3B:31-22 - Charitable purposes, enforcement.
Section 3B:31-23 - Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress, or undue influence.
Section 3B:31-24 - Trust for care of animal.
Section 3B:31-25 - Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.
Section 3B:31-26 - Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.
Section 3B:31-27 - Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent.
Section 3B:31-29 - Modification or termination of charitable trust (Cy Pres).
Section 3B:31-30 - Modification or termination of uneconomic trust.
Section 3B:31-31 - Reformation to correct mistakes.
Section 3B:31-32 - Construction to conform trust terms to probably intent of settlor.
Section 3B:31-33 - Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives.
Section 3B:31-34 - Combination and division of trusts.
Section 3B:31-35 - Rights of beneficiary's creditor or assignee.
Section 3B:31-36 - Spendthrift provision.
Section 3B:31-37 - Special needs trusts.
Section 3B:31-38 - Discretionary trusts; effect of standard.
Section 3B:31-39 - Creditor's claim against settlor.
Section 3B:31-40 - Overdue distribution.
Section 3B:31-41 - Personal obligations of trustee.
Section 3B:31-42 - Capacity of settlor of revocable trust.
Section 3B:31-43 - Revocation or amendment of revocable trust.
Section 3B:31-44 - Settlor's powers.
Section 3B:31-46 - Accepting or declining trusteeship.
Section 3B:31-47 - Trustee's bond.
Section 3B:31-48 - Co-trustees.
Section 3B:31-49 - Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor.
Section 3B:31-50 - Resignation of trustee.
Section 3B:31-51 - Removal of trustee.
Section 3B:31-52 - Delivery of property by former trustee.
Section 3B:31-53 - Reimbursement of expenses.
Section 3B:31-54 - Duty to administer trust.
Section 3B:31-55 - Duty of loyalty.
Section 3B:31-56 - Duty of impartiality.
Section 3B:31-57 - Duty of prudent administration.
Section 3B:31-58 - Costs of administration.
Section 3B:31-59 - Duty to use special skills.
Section 3B:31-60 - Delegation by trustee.
Section 3B:31-61 - Powers to direct.
Section 3B:31-62 - Powers to direct investment functions.
Section 3B:31-63 - Control and protection of trust property.
Section 3B:31-64 - Recordkeeping and identification of trust property.
Section 3B:31-65 - Duty to enforce and defend claims.
Section 3B:31-66 - Duty to collect trust property and redress breaches of trust.
Section 3B:31-67 - Duty to disclose and discretion to periodically report.
Section 3B:31-68 - Discretionary powers.
Section 3B:31-69 - General powers of trustee.
Section 3B:31-70 - Distribution upon termination.
Section 3B:31-71 - Remedies for breach of trust.
Section 3B:31-72 - Damages for breach of trust.
Section 3B:31-73 - Damages in absence of breach.
Section 3B:31-74 - Limitation of action against trustee.
Section 3B:31-75 - Reliance on trust instrument.
Section 3B:31-76 - Event affecting administration or distribution.
Section 3B:31-77 - Exculpation of trustee.
Section 3B:31-78 - Beneficiary's consent, release, or ratification.
Section 3B:31-79 - Limitation on personal liability of trustee.
Section 3B:31-80 - Interest as general partner.
Section 3B:31-81 - Certification of trust.
Section 3B:31-82 - Electronic records and signatures.