New Jersey Statutes 3B:23-42. Distribution of nonresident decedent’s estate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:23-42
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The estate of a nonresident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in this State shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent’s domicile willing to receive it, be distributed to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors of the decedent unless:
a. By virtue of the decedent’s will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of this State without reference to the local law of the decedent’s domicile; or
b. The personal representative of this State, after reasonable inquiry, is unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative.
In other cases, distribution of the estate of a decedent shall be made in accordance with the law.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:23-42, eff. May 1, 1982.