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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:22-27

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Estate: means all of the property of a decedent, minor or incapacitated individual, trust or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as the property is originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
A sale or conveyance of property directed to be sold by the court, as provided in N.J.S. 3B:22-26, when made by a personal representative, shall vest in the purchaser all the estate of which the decedent was seized or possessed at the time of his death.

L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-27, eff. May 1, 1982.