New Jersey Statutes 3B:8-2. Elective share of surviving spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner of person dying not domiciled in this State
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:8-2
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Domestic partner: means a domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
3B:8-2. Elective share of surviving spouse, partner in a civil union, or domestic partner of person dying not domiciled in this State.
If a married person, partner in a civil union, or person in a domestic partnership not domiciled in this State dies, the right, if any, of the surviving spouse, partner in a civil union, or domestic partner to take an elective share in property in this State is governed by the law of the decedent‘s domicile at death.
Amended 2005, c.331, s.8; 2023, c.238, s.5.