New Jersey Statutes 3B:22-42. General judgment; special judgment
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:22-42
- Devisee: means any person designated in a will to receive a devise. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
- 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
If the debt be found due, the judgment against any heir or devisee shall be general for the full amount found due, unless the heir or devisee shall admit in the action the descent or devise of the estate to him, specifically describing it, in which case the judgment shall be special against him to be made out of the estate so descended and devised alone.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-42, eff. May 1, 1982.