New Jersey § 2A:14-23.1 Cause of action belonging to decedent

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2A:14-23.1 — Cause of action belonging to decedent

New Jersey § 2A:14-23.1

Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-23.1 (2026).

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No statute of limitation running on a cause of action belonging to a decedent which had not been barred as of the date of his death, shall apply to bar a cause of action surviving the decedent's death sooner than 6 months after death. A cause of action which, but for this section, would have been barred less than 6 months after death, is barred 6 months after death, unless tolled. L.1977, c. 61, s. 1, eff. April 15, 1977.

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No statute of limitation running on a cause of action belonging to a decedent which had not been barred as of the date of his death, shall apply to bar a cause of action surviving the decedent's death sooner than 6 months after death. A cause of action which, but for this section, would have been barred less than 6 months after death, is barred 6 months after death, unless tolled. L.1977, c. 61, s. 1, eff. April 15, 1977.