New Jersey Statutes 3B:22-26. Direction of court as to sale
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:22-26
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
- 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
If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that property of which a decedent died seized or possessed is subject to escheat to the State and that it is necessary to sell the property in order to pay debts of the decedent, the court shall direct the personal representative of the decedent’s estate to sell the property or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-26, eff. May 1, 1982.