New Jersey Statutes
§ 3B:8-12 — Filing complaint for elective share; extension of time.
New Jersey § 3B:8-12
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 3BADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:8-12 (2026).
Text
3B:8-12. Filing complaint for elective share; extension of time. The surviving spouse or domestic partner may elect to take his elective share in the augmented estate by filing a complaint in the Superior Court within 6 months after the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent's estate. The court may, before the time for election has expired and upon good cause shown by the surviving spouse or domestic partner, extend the time for election upon notice to persons interested in the estate and to distributees and recipients of portions of the augmented estate whose interests will be adversely affected by the taking of the elective share. Amended 2005, c.331, s.17.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 3B:8-10
Waiving right to an elective share.§ 3B:8-13
Notice of hearing.§ 3B:8-16
Enforcing judgment§ 3B:8-18
Satisfaction of elective share.§ 3B:8-19
Persons subject to contribution.§ 3B:8-3
Meaning of "augmented estate."§ 3B:8-4
Valuing property transferred§ 3B:8-5
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 3B:8-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/3B%3A8-12.