To be effective to prove the transfer of any property or to nominate an executor, a will must be admitted to probate.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-18
Necessity to probate will to transfer property or nominate executor
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:3-18, eff
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