Chapter

Chapter 3

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-1— Individuals competent to make a will and appoint a testamentary guardian
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-2— Execution; witnessed wills; writings intended as wills
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-2.1— Creation, maintenance of will registry; fees
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-2.2— Regulations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-3— Writings intended as wills
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-4— Making will self-proved at time of execution
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-5— Making will self-proved subsequent to time of execution
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-6— Validating acknowledgment
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-7— Who may witness a will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-8— Will not invalidated if signed by interested witness
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-9— Laws determining valid execution of will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-10— Incorporation by reference
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-11— Identifying devise of tangible personal property by separate writing
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-12— Acts and events of independent significance
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-13— Revocation by writing or by act
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-14— Revocation of probate and non-probate transfers by divorce or annulment; revival by remarriage to former spouse
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-15— Revival of revoked will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-16— Methods of altering will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-17— Probate of will and grant of letters
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-18— Necessity to probate will to transfer property or nominate executor
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-19— Proof required to probate will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-20— Probate of a will of testator who died in military service or within 2 years of discharge
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-21— Probate of will where witnesses are in service in time of war
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-22— Time for probate of will; preliminary filing
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-23— Proof of execution required in contested probate action
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-24— Where a will of a resident is to be probated; effect of failure to probate
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-25— Filing probate record with surrogate of any county
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-26— Probate of will of nonresident probated in another state or country
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-27— Recording of will of nonresident probated in another state or country
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-28— Probate of will of nonresident decedent where property situated in New Jersey
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-28.1— Probate of will of nonresident where laws of decedent's domicile are discriminatory
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-29— Order to compel production of purported will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-30— Allowances by Superior Court to spouse or children pending contest over probate of will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-31— Judgment for probate; conclusive effect on title to real property after 7 years
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-32— Requirement of survival by 120 hours; exceptions; survivorship with respect to future interests
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-33— Choice of law as to meaning and effect of wills; testator's intention; rules of construction
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-33.1— Testator's intention; settlor's intention; rules of construction applicable to wills, trusts and other governing instruments
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-34— Will construed to pass all property of testator including after-acquired property
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-35— Anti-lapse; deceased devisee; class gifts
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-36— Failure of testamentary provision; residuary devise to two or more residuary devisees; death of one or more before testator
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-37— Residuary devise to two or more residuary devisees; death of one or more before testator
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-38— Construction of words "die without issue" or "die without descendants"
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-39— Construction when "heirs and assigns" omitted from devise; fee passed
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-40— Words importing estate in fee not to prevent further devise
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-41— Issue and descendants to take by representation
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-42— Increase in securities, accessions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-43— Nonademption of specific devise; sale by or payment of condemnation award or insurance proceeds to guardian of testator or agent
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-44— Specific devise; right of devisee after sale, condemnation, casualty loss or foreclosure
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-45— Exercise of power of appointment
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-46— Ademption by satisfaction
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-47— Penalty clause for contesting will
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-48— Construction of generic terms included in class gift terminology
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-49— Effect of final order of court of another state admitting will to probate or determining validity or construction