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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:5-11

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
3B:5-11. A debt owed to a decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any individual except the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s descendants.

Amended 2004, c.132, s.53.