New Jersey Statutes
§ 3B:5-1 — Requirement that heir survive decedent by 120 hours.
New Jersey § 3B:5-1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 3BADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:5-1 (2026).
Text
3B:5-1. For the purposes of intestate succession an individual who is not established by clear and convincing evidence to have survived the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent. This section is not to be applied where its application would result in a taking of intestate estate by the State. L.1981, c.405, s.3B:5-1, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.44.
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§ 3B:5-11
Debt to decedent.§ 3B:5-13
Advancements.§ 3B:5-14.1 "Minor" defined; loss of right to intestate succession by parent, certain circumstances.
§ 3B:5-14.1 "Minor" defined; loss of right to intestate succession by parent, certain circumstances.§ 3B:5-16
Omitted children.§ 3B:5-2
Intestate estate.§ 3B:5-4
Intestate shares of heirs other than surviving spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner.§ 3B:5-6
Determining representation.§ 3B:5-7
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 3B:5-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/3B%3A5-1.