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§ 3B:22-37 — Residue after debts to go to heirs or devisees

New Jersey § 3B:22-37
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 3BADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:22-37 (2026).

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If full payment of debts and claims is made, and there remains a residue, the residue shall be divided among the heirs of an intestate in the proportions as provided by law, or in case of a will, to the devisees as the will directs. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-37, eff. May 1, 1982.

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