New Jersey Statutes 3B:5-9. Adopted child
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:5-9
- Child: means any individual, including a natural or adopted child, entitled to take by intestate succession from the parent whose relationship is involved and excludes any individual who is only a stepchild, a resource family child, a grandchild or any more remote descendant. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
3B:5-9. If, for the purposes of intestate succession, a relationship of parent and child must be established to determine succession by, through or from an individual, the relationships and rights of a minor adopted child shall be those as provided in section 14 of P.L.1977, c.367 (C. 9:3-50), and the relationships and rights of an adopted adult shall be as provided in N.J.S. 2A:22-3
Amended 2004, c.132, s.51.