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Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others

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Definitions I to Z.

Devolution of property upon death.

Contractual arrangements relating to death

Effect upon vested rights and remedies

Law governing rights, duties and powers of fiduciaries

Exclusion of property passing to a testamentary trustee other than by devise from rights of personal representative or creditors of decedent

Application of title to wills

Section
3B:1-8.1

Applicability of act.

Effect of fraud and evasion

Jurisdiction of Superior Court not affected

General authority of Superior Court as to probate matters

Jurisdiction of Superior Court over surrogate's proceedings

Proceedings in Superior Court on order to show cause

Disputes or doubts in proceedings before the surrogate.

Oath; affidavit; deposition or proof.

Issuance of subpoenas by surrogate.

Penalty for failure to obey subpoena.

Individuals competent to make a will and appoint a testamentary guardian.

Execution; witnessed wills; writings intended as wills.

Section
3B:3-2.1

Creation, maintenance of will registry; fees.

Section
3B:3-2.2

Regulations.

Writings intended as wills.

Making will self-proved at time of execution.

Making will self-proved subsequent to time of execution.

Validating acknowledgment

Who may witness a will.

Will not invalidated if signed by interested witness

Laws determining valid execution of will

Section
3B:3-10

Incorporation by reference

Section
3B:3-11

Identifying devise of tangible personal property by separate writing.

Section
3B:3-12

Acts and events of independent significance.

Section
3B:3-13

Revocation by writing or by act.

Section
3B:3-14

Revocation of probate and non-probate transfers by divorce or annulment; revival by remarriage to former spouse.

Section
3B:3-15

Revival of revoked will.

Section
3B:3-16

Methods of altering will

Section
3B:3-17

Probate of will and grant of letters.

Section
3B:3-18

Necessity to probate will to transfer property or nominate executor

Section
3B:3-19

Proof required to probate will.

Section
3B:3-20

Probate of a will of testator who died in military service or within 2 years of discharge.

Section
3B:3-21

Probate of will where witnesses are in service in time of war

Section
3B:3-22

Time for probate of will; preliminary filing

Section
3B:3-23

Proof of execution required in contested probate action

Section
3B:3-24

Where a will of a resident is to be probated; effect of failure to probate.

Section
3B:3-25

Filing probate record with surrogate of any county

Section
3B:3-26

Probate of will of nonresident probated in another state or country.

Section
3B:3-27

Recording of will of nonresident probated in another state or country

Section
3B:3-28

Probate of will of nonresident decedent where property situated in New Jersey.

Section
3B:3-28.1

Probate of will of nonresident where laws of decedent's domicile are discriminatory.

Section
3B:3-29

Order to compel production of purported will

Section
3B:3-30

Allowances by Superior Court to spouse or children pending contest over probate of will

Section
3B:3-31

Judgment for probate; conclusive effect on title to real property after 7 years.

Section
3B:3-32

Requirement of survival by 120 hours; exceptions; survivorship with respect to future interests.

Section
3B:3-33

Choice of law as to meaning and effect of wills; testator's intention; rules of construction.

Section
3B:3-33.1

Testator's intention; settlor's intention; rules of construction applicable to wills, trusts and other governing instruments.

Section
3B:3-34

Will construed to pass all property of testator including after-acquired property.

Section
3B:3-35

Anti-lapse; deceased devisee; class gifts.

Section
3B:3-36

Failure of testamentary provision; residuary devise to two or more residuary devisees; death of one or more before testator.

Section
3B:3-37

Residuary devise to two or more residuary devisees; death of one or more before testator

Section
3B:3-38

Construction of words "die without issue" or "die without descendants".

Section
3B:3-39

Construction when "heirs and assigns" omitted from devise; fee passed

Section
3B:3-40

Words importing estate in fee not to prevent further devise

Section
3B:3-41

Issue and descendants to take by representation.

Section
3B:3-42

Increase in securities, accessions.

Section
3B:3-43

Nonademption of specific devise; sale by or payment of condemnation award or insurance proceeds to guardian of testator or agent.

Section
3B:3-44

Specific devise; right of devisee after sale, condemnation, casualty loss or foreclosure.

Section
3B:3-45

Exercise of power of appointment.

Section
3B:3-46

Ademption by satisfaction.

Section
3B:3-47

Penalty clause for contesting will

Section
3B:3-48

Construction of generic terms included in class gift terminology.

Section
3B:3-49

Effect of final order of court of another state admitting will to probate or determining validity or construction

Short title

Devise to trustee of trust created other than by testator's will.

Devise not invalidated because trust is amendable or revocable.

Administration of trust.

Lapse of devise.

Requirement that heir survive decedent by 120 hours.

Intestate estate.

Intestate share of decedent's surviving spouse or domestic partner.

Intestate shares of heirs other than surviving spouse or domestic partner.

Section
3B:5-5.1

Diligent inquiry by fiduciary to find heirs.

Determining representation.

Relatives of the half blood

After born heirs.

Adopted child.

Section
3B:5-10

Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship.

Section
3B:5-11

Debt to decedent.

Section
3B:5-12

Aliens not disqualified; individuals related to decedent through two lines.

Section
3B:5-13

Advancements.

Section
3B:5-14

Tenancy in common; marriage and domestic partnership settlements.

Section
3B:5-14.1

"Minor" defined; loss of right to intestate succession by parent, certain circumstances.

Section
3B:5-15

Entitlement of spouse or domestic partner; premarital will.

Section
3B:5-16

Omitted children.

Short title

Disposition of property of persons dying simultaneously

Division of property, two or more beneficiaries

Division of property, joint tenants or tenants by the entirety

Distribution of proceeds of life or accident policies

Chapter not to apply in certain cases

Construction and interpretation

Section
3B:7-1.1

Effect of intentional killing on intestate succession, wills, trusts, joint assets, life insurance and beneficiary designations.

Section
3B:7-1.2

Effect of revocation.

Other acquisitions of property by decedent's killer.

Effect of final judgment of conviction.

Rights of purchasers; protection of payors and other third parties.

Elective share of surviving spouse or domestic partner of person dying domiciled in this State; conditions.

Elective share of surviving spouse or domestic partner of person dying not domiciled in this State.

Meaning of "augmented estate."

Valuing property transferred

Transfers excluded.

Other property to be included in augmented estate.

Property derived from decedent.

Valuation of property derived from decedent.

Presumption as to property owned or previously transferred by spouse or domestic partner at decedent's death.

Section
3B:8-10

Waiving right to an elective share.

Section
3B:8-11

Who may exercise the right to take an elective share.

Section
3B:8-12

Filing complaint for elective share; extension of time.

Section
3B:8-13

Notice of hearing.

Section
3B:8-14

Withdrawal of demand for an elective share.

Section
3B:8-15

Fixing amount of elective share; payment of elective share

Section
3B:8-16

Enforcing judgment

Section
3B:8-17

Value of surviving spouse's or domestic partner's interest in any life estate.

Section
3B:8-18

Satisfaction of elective share.

Section
3B:8-19

Persons subject to contribution.

Definitions.

Disclaimer of an interested party.

Requirements of a disclaimer.

Disclaimer by a fiduciary of an interest in property.

Section
3B:9-4.1

Disclaimer by a fiduciary of a power of discretion.

Section
3B:9-4.2

Time for disclaiming.

Delivering and filing disclaimer.

Recording of disclaimer where real property or interest therein is disclaimed.

Effect of disclaimer.

Bar of right to disclaim.

Section
3B:9-10

Binding effect of disclaimer or waiver.

Section
3B:9-11

Spendthrift provision not to affect right to disclaim.

Section
3B:9-12

Right to disclaim, etc.; under other law not abridged.

Section
3B:9-13

Extension of time to disclaim interest existing on February 28, 1980.

Section
3B:9-14

Federal law.

Section
3B:10-1

Grant of letters of administration

Section
3B:10-2

To whom letters of administration granted.

Section
3B:10-3

When spouse, partner in a civil union, or domestic partner entitled to assets without administration.

Section
3B:10-4

When heirs entitled to assets without administration.

Section
3B:10-5

Discharge of corporations or persons making payments or delivering assets under N.J.S. 3B:10-3 or N.J.S. 3B:10-4

Section
3B:10-6

Acts of administrator before notice of will

Section
3B:10-7

Ancillary administration on estate of nonresident intestate

Section
3B:10-8

Administration by creditor of nonresident decedent

Section
3B:10-9

Record of appointment of personal representative; evidentiary effect

Section
3B:10-10

Executor de son tort

Section
3B:10-11

Administration ad prosequendum on death by wrongful act

Section
3B:10-12

Temporary administration

Section
3B:10-13

Duty to apply in this State for original letters of administration

Section
3B:10-14

Appointment of debtor as executor; debt not discharged

Section
3B:10-15

Appointment of substituted administrators

Section
3B:10-16

Decedent's will to be observed

Section
3B:10-17

Manner in which appointment shall be made

Section
3B:10-18

When appointment unnecessary

Section
3B:10-19

Commencement of duties and powers of a personal representative

Section
3B:10-20

Ratification of prior acts

Section
3B:10-21.1

Appointment of person to control funeral, disposition of remains.

Section
3B:10-22

Priority among letters

Section
3B:10-23

Duty of personal representative to settle and distribute estate

Section
3B:10-24

Liability for acts of administration or distribution

Section
3B:10-25

Standing to sue and be sued

Section
3B:10-26

Standards of care to be observed

Section
3B:10-27

Right to possession of property transferred in fraud of creditors

Section
3B:10-28

Expeditious settlement and distribution

Section
3B:10-29

Possession and control of estate

Section
3B:10-30

Power over title to property

Section
3B:10-30.1

Voluntary discharge of personal representative for an estate.

Section
3B:10-31

Powers and duties of successor representative

Section
3B:10-32

Powers of surviving copersonal representative

Section
3B:11-1

Creator's reserved interest in trust alienable subject to creditors' claims.

Section
3B:11-2

Letters of trusteeship under a will

Section
3B:11-3

Trustees construed to be joint tenants

Section
3B:11-4

Effect to be given consent by holders of general powers of appointment upon beneficiaries

Section
3B:11-4.1

Limitations on powers of trustees; applicability; "interested party" defined

Section
3B:11-8

Short title

Section
3B:11-9

Definitions

Section
3B:11-10

Provision included in trust instruments governing nonprofit corporations administering private foundation trusts

Section
3B:11-11

Provision included in trust instruments governing split-interest trusts or private foundation trusts

Section
3B:11-12

Execution of instrument stating certain provisions not applicable to trust; filing

Section
3B:11-13

Construction of article

Section
3B:11-14

Power of courts or Attorney General not impaired by article

Section
3B:11-15

Application of article

Section
3B:11-16

Pooled trust accounts

Section
3B:11-16.1

Definitions used in C.3B:11-16 et al.

Section
3B:11-17

Trustees' commission

Section
3B:11-18

Report; rules, regulations

Section
3B:11-19

Short title

Section
3B:11-20

Findings

Section
3B:11-21

Purposes, policies.

Section
3B:11-22

Definitions.

Section
3B:11-23

Nonprofit corporations

Section
3B:11-24

Board

Section
3B:11-25

No compensation

Section
3B:11-26

Bylaws

Section
3B:11-27

Services; guardianship

Section
3B:11-28

Contributions; written statement of services

Section
3B:11-29

Itemized annual statement

Section
3B:11-30

Qualification of indigent persons

Section
3B:11-31

Special requests; individual trusts

Section
3B:11-32

Community trust irrevocable

Section
3B:11-33

Not deemed asset

Section
3B:11-34

Not subject to rule against perpetuities

Section
3B:11-35

Settlement, dissolution, merger

Section
3B:11-36

Findings, declarations regarding special needs trusts

Section
3B:11-37

Establishing an OBRA '93 trust

Section
3B:12-1

Power of the court to order a protective arrangement.

Section
3B:12-2

Matters within a protective arrangement.

Section
3B:12-3

Factors to be considered before approving a protective arrangement.

Section
3B:12-4

Appointment of special guardian.

Section
3B:12-5

Right of alleged incapacitated person to trial on issue of incapacity.

Section
3B:12-6

Circumstances under which money may be paid or personal property delivered.

Section
3B:12-7

When payment of money or delivery of property prohibited

Section
3B:12-8

Application of money and property; reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses

Section
3B:12-9

Preservation of excess sums; payment and delivery to minor upon attaining 18 years of age

Section
3B:12-10

Persons paying money or delivering property not liable for application

Section
3B:12-11

Affidavit of receipt; contents; filing.

Section
3B:12-12

Jurisdiction of surrogate to appoint guardians for minors

Section
3B:12-13

Power to designate testamentary guardian.

Section
3B:12-14

Consent of surviving parent; formal requisites

Section
3B:12-15

Appointment of testamentary guardian by surviving parent.

Section
3B:12-16

Bond of testamentary guardian.

Section
3B:12-17

Determination into fitness of a testamentary guardian of a minor's person

Section
3B:12-18

Effect of a testamentary appointment

Section
3B:12-19

Guardian for property of nonresident minor

Section
3B:12-20

Special guardian for consent to enlist; bond; fees

Section
3B:12-21

Persons entitled to appointment

Section
3B:12-22

Appointment when heirs are nonresidents

Section
3B:12-23

Guardian for child of absconding or absent parent

Section
3B:12-24

Issue of incapacity triable without jury unless jury is demanded.

Section
3B:12-24.1

Determination by the court of need for guardianship services, specific services.

Section
3B:12-25

Appointment of guardian.

Section
3B:12-26

Action against incapacitated person when guardian newly appointed; leave of court required.

Section
3B:12-27

Distribution of property of an incapacitated person as intestate property.

Section
3B:12-28

Return to competency; restoration of estate.

Section
3B:12-30

Appointment of guardian of adult by parents or spouse or domestic partner; judgment confirming appointment.

Section
3B:12-31

Consent by surviving parent to guardian's appointment.

Section
3B:12-32

Temporary appointment of guardian if person not adjudicated an incapacitated person.

Section
3B:12-33

Bond of testamentary guardian.

Section
3B:12-34

Determination into fitness of a testamentary guardian of the person of an incapacitated person.

Section
3B:12-35

Effect of a testamentary appointment.

Section
3B:12-36

Authority of court with respect to ward's person and estate.

Section
3B:12-37

Letters of guardianship to state any limitations at the time of appointment or later.

Section
3B:12-38

Title to ward's property vested in guardian as trustee.

Section
3B:12-39

Delegation of parent's, custodian's, or guardian's powers regarding child's or minor ward's care, custody or property; limitations.

Section
3B:12-40

Duty of guardian of ward's person to account to guardian of his estate

Section
3B:12-41

Guardian of ward's person entitled to reimbursement for expenses; payments to third persons.

Section
3B:12-42

Reporting condition of ward's person and property to court.

Section
3B:12-43

Expenditures to be made by guardian out of ward's estate.

Section
3B:12-44

Recommendations to be considered by guardian of ward's estate in making expenditures.

Section
3B:12-45

Other factors to be considered by guardian of ward's estate in making expenditures.

Section
3B:12-46

Persons for whose benefit expenditures may be made by guardian of ward's estate.

Section
3B:12-47

Persons to whom funds may be paid.

Section
3B:12-48

Powers conferred upon a guardian.

Section
3B:12-49

Powers conferred upon the court.

Section
3B:12-50

Additional powers which may be exercised by the court

Section
3B:12-51

Powers and responsibilities of a guardian of the person of a minor generally

Section
3B:12-52

Powers and duties of a guardian of the person of a minor

Section
3B:12-53

Powers and duties of a guardian of the estate of an unmarried minor as guardian of the minor's person

Section
3B:12-54

Duty of guardian to deliver property when minor attains 18 years of age.

Section
3B:12-54.1

Trusts for certain beneficiaries providing deferred distribution of funds.

Section
3B:12-55

When authority and responsibility of guardian terminate

Section
3B:12-56

Powers, rights and duties of a guardian of the person of a ward generally.

Section
3B:12-57

Powers and duties of a guardian of the person of a ward.

Section
3B:12-58

Gifts to charities and other objects.

Section
3B:12-59

Purchase of real property for use of an incapacitated person and his dependents.

Section
3B:12-60

Guardian's duty with respect to will of deceased incapacitated person.

Section
3B:12-61

Power of guardian to act as personal representative of the estate of a deceased incapacitated person.

Section
3B:12-62

Factors to be considered by the court or guardian in exercising certain powers

Section
3B:12-63

Guardian's final account and delivery of property upon termination of guardianship.

Section
3B:12-64

When authority and responsibility of guardian terminate.

Section
3B:12-65

Vacancy in guardianship

Section
3B:12-66

Filling vacancy in guardianship.

Section
3B:12-66.1

Removal from New Jersey after appointment of guardian.

Section
3B:12-66.2

Transfer into New Jersey of guardianship established in another state.

Section
3B:12-67

Short title

Section
3B:12-68

Findings, declarations.

Section
3B:12-69

Definitions.

Section
3B:12-70

Jurisdiction

Section
3B:12-71

Applicability

Section
3B:12-72

Appointment of standby guardian by court.

Section
3B:12-73

Immediate assumption of duties of appointed standby guardian; revocation in writing.

Section
3B:12A-1

Findings, declarations relative to kinship legal guardianship.

Section
3B:12A-2

Definitions relative to kinship legal guardianship.

Section
3B:12A-3

Jurisdiction, venue.

Section
3B:12A-4

Rights, responsibilities, authority of kinship legal guardian.

Section
3B:12A-5

Appointment as kinship legal guardian; contents of petition.

Section
3B:12A-6

Considerations for appointment as kinship legal guardian.

Section
3B:12A-7

Court rules.

Section
3B:12B-1

Short title.

Section
3B:12B-2

Scope of act.

Section
3B:12B-3

Definitions.

Section
3B:12B-4

International application of the act.

Section
3B:12B-5

Which act governs; exclusive jurisdictional basis; applicability.

Section
3B:12B-6

Communication between courts.

Section
3B:12B-7

Cooperation between courts.

Section
3B:12B-8

Taking testimony in another state; documentary evidence.

Section
3B:12B-9

Jurisdiction; determination.

Section
3B:12B-10

Significant-connection state; determination.

Section
3B:12B-11

Emergency jurisdiction.

Section
3B:12B-12

Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction.

Section
3B:12B-13

Appropriate forum.

Section
3B:12B-14

Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.

Section
3B:12B-15

Notice of proceeding.

Section
3B:12B-16

Proceedings in more than one state.

Section
3B:12B-17

Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state.

Section
3B:12B-18

Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state.

Section
3B:12B-19

Registration of guardianship or conservatorship orders.

Section
3B:12B-20

Effect of registration.

Section
3B:12B-21

Uniformity of application and construction.

Section
3B:12B-22

Transitional provision.

Section
3B:13-1

Short title

Section
3B:13-2

Definitions.

Section
3B:13-3

General rules of construction

Section
3B:13-4

Fees and costs

Section
3B:13-5

No charges to be made for copies of certain records

Section
3B:13-6

Determination of incapacity by Superior Court.

Section
3B:13-7

Guardians; when and how appointed.

Section
3B:13-8

Guardian to have no more than five wards; exceptions.

Section
3B:13-9

Filing account with the court

Section
3B:13-10

Filing account with Federal agency

Section
3B:13-11

Times for accounting

Section
3B:13-12

Notice to Federal agency

Section
3B:13-13

Accounting without filing vouchers

Section
3B:13-14

Removal of guardian for failure to account; costs

Section
3B:13-15

Investments

Section
3B:13-16

Support of dependents

Section
3B:13-17

Compensation of guardian

Section
3B:13-18

Authorization for guardian of incapacitated ward to receive additional personal property not exceeding $10,000.

Section
3B:13-19

Direction of court for expenditure required; investment

Section
3B:13-20

Fees

Section
3B:13-21

"Public guardian of veterans who are incapacitated."

Section
3B:13-22

Guardian's bond.

Section
3B:13-23

Salary of public guardian.

Section
3B:13-24

Duties of public guardian as adviser of other guardians.

Section
3B:13-25

Discharge and removal of public guardian.

Section
3B:13-26

Public guardian may be appointed general guardian for veteran.

Section
3B:13-27

Powers of public guardian as guardian of veterans' estates.

Section
3B:13-28

Settlement of accounts.

Section
3B:13-29

Termination of guardianship; settlement of account.

Section
3B:13-30

Settlement of accounts upon expiration of public guardian's term

Section
3B:13-31

Counsel to represent public guardian; compensation.

Section
3B:13A-1

Definitions.

Section
3B:13A-2

Civil action to appoint conservator

Section
3B:13A-3

Appointment of counsel to represent conservatee

Section
3B:13A-4

Conservatee to be present at hearing; court ordered investigation if conservatee unable to attend

Section
3B:13A-5

By whom action for appointment of conservator in behalf of conservatee may be brought

Section
3B:13A-6

Service of notice to appoint conservator

Section
3B:13A-7

Right of persons to be heard

Section
3B:13A-8

Designation of conservator

Section
3B:13A-9

Acceptance of appointment

Section
3B:13A-10

Power of attorney; filing; contents

Section
3B:13A-11

Service of process

Section
3B:13A-12

"Process" defined

Section
3B:13A-13

Bond

Section
3B:13A-14

Conditions of bond

Section
3B:13A-15

Bond premium

Section
3B:13A-16

Limitations on appointment of conservator.

Section
3B:13A-17

Inventory

Section
3B:13A-18

Expenditures to be made by conservator out of conservatee's estate

Section
3B:13A-19

Recommendations to be considered by conservator in making expenditures

Section
3B:13A-20

Other factors to be considered by conservator in making expenditures

Section
3B:13A-21

Persons for whose benefit expenditures may be made

Section
3B:13A-22

Persons to whom funds may be paid

Section
3B:13A-23

Powers conferred upon conservator

Section
3B:13A-24

Expansion or limitation of conservator's powers

Section
3B:13A-25

Formal accounting

Section
3B:13A-26

Effect of judgment allowing intermediate account

Section
3B:13A-27

Annual informal report or accounting

Section
3B:13A-28

Personal liability of conservator on contracts

Section
3B:13A-29

Personal liability of conservator for obligations arising from control of estate

Section
3B:13A-30

Asserting claims against estate

Section
3B:13A-31

Determining issues of liability between estate and conservator

Section
3B:13A-32

Liability of conservator for improper exercise of power concerning estate

Section
3B:13A-33

Termination of conservatorship by conservatee

Section
3B:13A-34

Termination of conservatorship.

Section
3B:13A-35

Substituted conservator

Section
3B:13A-36

Conservator's compensation.

Section
3B:14-1

Survivorship and succession among cofiduciaries; duties and powers

Section
3B:14-2

Appointment of substituted fiduciary in place of one deceased or removed

Section
3B:14-3

Powers and duties of substituted fiduciary

Section
3B:14-4

Actions of succeeding or substituted fiduciary to recover assets misapplied by predecessor

Section
3B:14-5

Removed or discharged fiduciary to deliver assets to successor

Section
3B:14-6

Penalty for failure of removed or discharged fiduciary to account or deliver assets

Section
3B:14-7

Account of removed or discharged fiduciary

Section
3B:14-8

"Engaged in war service" defined

Section
3B:14-9

Appointment of substitute for fiduciary engaged in war service

Section
3B:14-10

Cofiduciaries; terms of instrument

Section
3B:14-11

Substituted fiduciary; bond

Section
3B:14-12

Substituted fiduciary; powers and duties

Section
3B:14-13

Reinstatement of original fiduciary

Section
3B:14-14

Termination of substituted fiduciary's powers and duties; accounting and delivery of assets

Section
3B:14-15

Powers and duties of reinstated fiduciary

Section
3B:14-16

Commissions; apportionment

Section
3B:14-17

More than one substituted fiduciary

Section
3B:14-18

Discharge from office of fiduciary; account; allowances

Section
3B:14-19

Discharge from particular trust; effect

Section
3B:14-20

Discharge of one or more joint fiduciaries

Section
3B:14-21

Removal for cause.

Section
3B:14-22

Discharge or removal not to release fiduciary or sureties from certain liabilities

Section
3B:14-23

Powers.

Section
3B:14-24

Authorization to exercise other powers.

Section
3B:14-25

Payment of debt or delivery of certain personal property; requirements

Section
3B:14-26

Release upon payment or delivery in good faith

Section
3B:14-27

When payment or delivery may not be made

Section
3B:14-28

Filing proof of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's authority

Section
3B:14-29

Exercise of powers by domiciliary foreign fiduciary; security for costs

Section
3B:14-30

Termination of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's powers; protection of third persons; exercise of powers binding on local fiduciary

Section
3B:14-31

Personal liability of fiduciary on contracts

Section
3B:14-32

Personal liability for obligations arising from ownership or control of estate; torts

Section
3B:14-33

Asserting claims against estate

Section
3B:14-34

Determining issues of liability between estate and fiduciary

Section
3B:14-35

Liability of fiduciary for improper exercise of power concerning estate

Section
3B:14-36

Voidable sales, encumbrances or transactions; exceptions

Section
3B:14-37

Protection of persons assisting or dealing with fiduciary.

Section
3B:14-38

Actions by fiduciaries

Section
3B:14-39

Several fiduciaries sued; judgment and execution

Section
3B:14-40

No actions against personal representatives within 6 months of grants of letters; exceptions; execution

Section
3B:14-41

Actions against fiduciaries; proof of proper administration

Section
3B:14-42

Recovery of damages for injury to property subsequently transferred

Section
3B:14-43

Adjudication binding on local fiduciary

Section
3B:14-44

Discovery of assets in action by fiduciary

Section
3B:14-45

Discovery of assets in action against the fiduciary

Section
3B:14-46

"Process" defined

Section
3B:14-47

Fiduciary to file power of attorney; requisites of power

Section
3B:14-48

Service of process

Section
3B:14-49

Submission to jurisdiction of courts

Section
3B:14-50

Jurisdiction by act of decedent

Section
3B:14-51

Service of process

Section
3B:14-52

Short title

Section
3B:14-53

Definitions

Section
3B:14-54

Application of payments of money or transfer of property made to fiduciaries

Section
3B:14-55

Check drawn by and payable to fiduciary

Section
3B:14-56

Deposit in name of fiduciary; checks; when bank liable

Section
3B:14-57

Checks drawn by fiduciary upon principal's account

Section
3B:14-58

Deposit in fiduciary's personal account; liability of bank receiving deposit and paying checks

Section
3B:14-59

Deposit in names of two or more trustees; liability of payee, holder or bank

Section
3B:14-60

Cases not provided for in article

Section
3B:14-61

Uniformity of interpretation

Section
3B:14-61.1

Short title.

Section
3B:14-61.2

Definitions.

Section
3B:14-61.3

User's residence in State, inapplicability of act to employers' digital assets.

Section
3B:14-61.4

User direction for disclosure of digital assets.

Section
3B:14-61.5

Terms-of-service agreement.

Section
3B:14-61.6

Procedure for disclosing digital assets.

Section
3B:14-61.7

Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.

Section
3B:14-61.8

Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user.

Section
3B:14-61.9

Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal.

Section
3B:14-61.10

Disclosure of other digital assets of principal.

Section
3B:14-61.11

Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user.

Section
3B:14-61.12

Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user.

Section
3B:14-61.13

Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee not original user.

Section
3B:14-61.14

Disclosure of digital assets to guardian of incapacitated person.

Section
3B:14-61.15

Fiduciary and designated recipient duty and authority.

Section
3B:14-61.16

Custodian compliance and immunity.

Section
3B:14-61.17

Uniformity of application and construction.

Section
3B:14-61.18

Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

Section
3B:14-62

Abandonment of real property may be authorized

Section
3B:14-63

Directions of court when abandonment ordered

Section
3B:14-64

Order approving abandonment of real property by fiduciary and authorizing conveyance of title

Section
3B:14-65

Public liability after abandonment but before being divested of title

Section
3B:15-1

Bonds of fiduciaries; exceptions.

Section
3B:15-2

Bonds not to be approved unless prescribed conditions are included

Section
3B:15-3

Bond where will requires bond and fails to name obligee; prosecution

Section
3B:15-4

Bond when property unsafe or in danger of waste

Section
3B:15-5

Conditions of bond on grant of intestate administration

Section
3B:15-6

Conditions of bonds on certain grants of administration

Section
3B:15-7

Bond required of guardian of minor or person who is incapacitated.

Section
3B:15-8

Allowance of expense of procuring surety bond of fiduciary, receiver or assignee

Section
3B:15-9

Additional surety when original sureties and bond insufficient

Section
3B:15-10

When fiduciary required to account and give separate security to surety

Section
3B:15-11

When deposit permitted

Section
3B:15-12

Bond after deposit

Section
3B:15-13

How deposits made and withdrawn

Section
3B:15-14

Additional bond upon withdrawals

Section
3B:15-15

Depository to issue duplicate deposit certificates

Section
3B:15-16

Deposit and investment.

Section
3B:15-17

Investment by surrogate

Section
3B:15-17.1

Payment at age 18.

Section
3B:15-18

Discharge of surety from liability for future acts of fiduciary, receiver or assignee

Section
3B:15-19

Discharge of surety for fiduciary or assignee after final account

Section
3B:15-20

Effect of discharge of surety

Section
3B:15-21

Reduction of fiduciary's bond; discharge of original sureties

Section
3B:15-22

Discharge of fiduciary from liability on bond without surety

Section
3B:15-23

Proof of order to limit creditors required in certain cases.

Section
3B:15-24

Prosecution of fiduciaries' bonds

Section
3B:15-25

Court in which to bring proceedings to assess damages, to satisfy judgment or to discontinue action

Section
3B:15-26

Proceedings to satisfy judgment on bond; notice to claimants

Section
3B:15-27

Presentation of claims

Section
3B:15-28

Exceptions; trial

Section
3B:15-29

Satisfaction of judgment

Section
3B:15-30

Application to have action on bond discontinued

Section
3B:15-31

Discontinuance of action on bond

Section
3B:15-32

Unsatisfied claims

Section
3B:15-33

Bonds not invalidated because of abolition of certain offices or courts

Section
3B:16-1

General requisites

Section
3B:16-2

Inventory and appraisal to be made and filed

Section
3B:16-3

Appointment of appraisers

Section
3B:16-4

Property to be included in inventory and appraisal

Section
3B:16-5

Exemption for benefit of decedent's family

Section
3B:16-6

Proof of inventory and exempt list

Section
3B:16-7

Selection of property to be exempted

Section
3B:16-8

Guardian to file inventory of estate of minor or person who is incapacitated.

Section
3B:17-1

Filing of release or discharge.

Section
3B:17-2

Accounts of personal representatives

Section
3B:17-3

Accounts of guardians and trustees

Section
3B:17-4

Account and bond required of cofiduciary

Section
3B:17-5

Account by representative of deceased fiduciary

Section
3B:17-6

Examination of accountant on exceptions to account

Section
3B:17-7

Statements or information regarding assets as part of account

Section
3B:17-8

Effect of judgment allowing account

Section
3B:17-9

Nontestamentary trustee defined

Section
3B:17-10

Settling accounts in the Superior Court

Section
3B:17-11

Surrogate's fees

Section
3B:17-12

Fiduciary, receiver or assignee; rental of safe deposit box; expenses of safe-keeping of securities

Section
3B:17-13

Effect of nonjudicial settlement or waiver of account.

Section
3B:18-2

Commissions of nontestamentary trustee

Section
3B:18-3

Provision in will for specific compensation

Section
3B:18-4

Disputes between fiduciaries as to apportionment

Section
3B:18-5

Fiduciary removed from office; forfeiture of commissions

Section
3B:18-6

Legal fees for attorney also serving as fiduciary

Section
3B:18-7

Annual statement relating to corpus commissions taken

Section
3B:18-8

Definitions

Section
3B:18-9

Additional compensation

Section
3B:18-10

Notice to recipient of property

Section
3B:18-11

Manner of payment of additional compensation

Section
3B:18-12

Definition of fiduciary

Section
3B:18-13

Income commissions

Section
3B:18-14

Corpus commissions.

Section
3B:18-16

Corpus commissions; unusual or extraordinary services

Section
3B:18-17

Taking annual amounts on account of corpus commissions

Section
3B:18-18

Value of assets for computing commissions taken annually

Section
3B:18-19

Failure to take commissions annually shall not constitute a waiver thereof

Section
3B:18-20

Corpus commissions taken annually subject to review

Section
3B:18-21

Burden of proving value

Section
3B:18-22

When rates for corpus commissions taken annually effective

Section
3B:18-23

"Fiduciary" defined

Section
3B:18-24

Income commissions

Section
3B:18-25

Fiduciaries may take annual commissions on corpus

Section
3B:18-25.1

Taking annual amount on accounts of corpus commissions: two or more fiduciaries

Section
3B:18-25.2

Powers of qualified bank; duties of agent

Section
3B:18-26

Failure to take commissions annually shall not constitute a waiver thereof

Section
3B:18-27

Commissions taken annually subject to review

Section
3B:18-28

Corpus commissions on termination of trust, guardianship or upon distribution of assets

Section
3B:18-29

Corpus commissions; unusual or extraordinary services

Section
3B:18-30

Burden of proving value

Section
3B:18-31

Authorization in testator's will as to commissions exceeding legal rates

Section
3B:18-32

When rates for corpus commissions taken annually effective

Section
3B:18-33

When rates of corpus commissions on termination of trusts or guardianship effective

Section
3B:19B-1

Short title

Section
3B:19B-2

Definitions

Section
3B:19B-3

Fiduciary duties; general principles

Section
3B:19B-4

Trustee's power to adjust.

Section
3B:19B-5

Determination and distribution of net income

Section
3B:19B-6

Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries

Section
3B:19B-7

When right to income begins and ends

Section
3B:19B-8

Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or income interest begins

Section
3B:19B-9

Apportionment when income interest ends

Section
3B:19B-10

Character of receipts

Section
3B:19B-11

Distribution from trust or estate

Section
3B:19B-12

Business and other activities conducted by trustee

Section
3B:19B-13

Principal receipts

Section
3B:19B-14

Rental property

Section
3B:19B-15

Obligation to pay money

Section
3B:19B-16

Insurance policies and similar contracts

Section
3B:19B-17

Deferred compensation, retirement benefits, annuities, and similar payments

Section
3B:19B-18

Liquidating asset

Section
3B:19B-19

Minerals, water and other natural resources

Section
3B:19B-20

Timber

Section
3B:19B-21

Property not productive of income

Section
3B:19B-22

Derivatives and options

Section
3B:19B-23

Asset-backed securities

Section
3B:19B-24

Disbursements from income

Section
3B:19B-25

Disbursements from principal

Section
3B:19B-26

Transfers from income to principal for depreciation

Section
3B:19B-27

Transfer from income to reimburse principal

Section
3B:19B-28

Income taxes

Section
3B:19B-29

Uniformity of application and construction

Section
3B:19B-30

Application of act to existing and future trusts and estates

Section
3B:19B-31

Judicial control of discretionary powers

Section
3B:20-1

Definitions

Section
3B:20-3

Corporate fiduciary may register securities in name of nominee without disclosing fiduciary capacity

Section
3B:20-4

Corporate fiduciary liable for loss caused by acts of nominee

Section
3B:20-5

Limitation on authority to register securities in name of nominee

Section
3B:20-7

Directions of court concerning the sale, conversion or retention of investments

Section
3B:20-8

Protection afforded fiduciary continuing investments under court order

Section
3B:20-9

Application to court upon change in conditions

Section
3B:20-10

Investments by court order upon change in conditions

Section
3B:20-11.1

Short title

Section
3B:20-11.2

Compliance by fiduciary with prudent investor rule

Section
3B:20-11.3

Investments, management of trust assets by fiduciary

Section
3B:20-11.4

Diversification of investments

Section
3B:20-11.5

Assets to be managed in interest of beneficiaries

Section
3B:20-11.6

Impartiality of fiduciary

Section
3B:20-11.7

Review of trust assets

Section
3B:20-11.8

Incurrence of costs by fiduciary

Section
3B:20-11.9

Rule expresses standard of conduct

Section
3B:20-11.10

Delegation of investment, management functions by fiduciary

Section
3B:20-11.11

Construction of terms

Section
3B:20-11.12

Applicability of act

Section
3B:20-18

Authority to exchange or convert securities

Section
3B:20-19

Fiduciary as issuing corporation

Section
3B:20-21

Definitions

Section
3B:20-22

Authority to exchange or convert

Section
3B:20-23

Banking institution acting as fiduciary

Section
3B:20-25

Application of article

Section
3B:20-26

Short title

Section
3B:20-27

Definitions

Section
3B:20-28

Deposit of securities by fiduciary

Section
3B:20-29

Merger of certificates deposited

Section
3B:20-30

Records of securities deposited

Section
3B:20-31

Transfer of ownership in securities deposited

Section
3B:20-32

Rules and regulations governing banking institutions

Section
3B:20-33

Certification of securities deposited

Section
3B:20-34

Application of article

Section
3B:20-35

Construction of article

Section
3B:21-1

Removal of property from the State

Section
3B:21-2

Meaning of term "personal property"

Section
3B:21-3

Proof of authority of, and giving of security by, guardian or trustee

Section
3B:21-4

When removal will be denied

Section
3B:21-5

Effect of judgment for removal and transfer

Section
3B:22-1

Waiver of statutes of limitations

Section
3B:22-2

Order of priority of claims when assets insufficient.

Section
3B:22-3

Abatement for purpose of paying claims and debts.

Section
3B:22-4

Limitation of time to present claims of creditors to personal representative; discharge of personal representative where claim is not duly presented before distribution.

Section
3B:22-5

Liquidated claims payable in future

Section
3B:22-6

Payment of claim not legally presented; effect; allowance in personal representative's account

Section
3B:22-7

Allowance or rejection of claims within 3 months

Section
3B:22-8

Commencement of action by creditor on disputed claim within 3 months after notice

Section
3B:22-10

Presentation of claim

Section
3B:22-11

Acceptance or rejection of claim

Section
3B:22-12

Action on unrejected claim

Section
3B:22-13

Failure to sue after notice to perfect claim; claim debarred

Section
3B:22-14

Direction of court before paying claims not presented within 9-month period.

Section
3B:22-15

Failure to file refunding bond; presumption that devise or distributive share remains unpaid

Section
3B:22-16

Action upon refunding bond of devisee or heir

Section
3B:22-17

Defense to action on fiduciary's bond in certain cases

Section
3B:22-18

Action on refunding bond of ultimate devisee or heir

Section
3B:22-19

Assets being administered here subject to claims established wherever personal representative appointed

Section
3B:22-20

Payment of claims where assets insufficient

Section
3B:22-21

Payment of claims allowed in this State out of local assets; delivery of surplus assets to domiciliary personal representative

Section
3B:22-22

Real property liable only 1 year for debts

Section
3B:22-23

Time not extended by general words in will

Section
3B:22-24

Article not to affect liability of heirs or devisees

Section
3B:22-25

Sale of property subject to escheat to pay debts

Section
3B:22-26

Direction of court as to sale

Section
3B:22-27

Estate passed by sale or conveyance

Section
3B:22-28

Effect of confirmation

Section
3B:22-29

Accounting; surplus from sale payable to State Treasurer

Section
3B:22-30

Distribution by State Treasurer; proof of claim required of claimants

Section
3B:22-31

Payment of share to established claimant; State Treasurer released as to subsequent claimants; recovery by claimant from distributee

Section
3B:22-32

Distribution among creditors to be pro rata; preferred debts excepted

Section
3B:22-33

Claims not presented in time barred; exception; extension of time

Section
3B:22-34

Authority of court to pass upon claims against the estate and upon amount and value of estate

Section
3B:22-35

Judgment of insolvency; sale of assets

Section
3B:22-36

Proceeds; distribution

Section
3B:22-37

Residue after debts to go to heirs or devisees

Section
3B:22-38

Certain actions against personal representative saved

Section
3B:22-39

"Heirs and devisees" defined.

Section
3B:22-40

Heirs and devisees liable for debt of decedent

Section
3B:22-41

Joinder of parties

Section
3B:22-42

General judgment; special judgment

Section
3B:22-43

Liability in case of sale or transfer of estate

Section
3B:22-44

Contribution between heirs and devisees liable

Section
3B:23-1

Distribution of assets in kind

Section
3B:23-2

Valuation of assets

Section
3B:23-3

Method of distribution

Section
3B:23-4

Proposal of distribution; contents; time to object

Section
3B:23-5

Instrument of distribution

Section
3B:23-6

Proof of delivery of instrument of distribution conclusive evidence of distributee's receipt of assets; exception

Section
3B:23-7

Protection of purchaser from or lender to distributee

Section
3B:23-8

Partition for purpose of distribution

Section
3B:23-9

Agreement among successors binding on personal representative

Section
3B:23-10

Distribution to guardian

Section
3B:23-11

Interest on general pecuniary devise

Section
3B:23-12

Abatement generally.

Section
3B:23-13

General devise charged upon specific property or fund

Section
3B:23-14

Where will expresses order of abatement

Section
3B:23-15

Abatement where subject of specific devise sold

Section
3B:23-16

Distribution by order of court

Section
3B:23-17

Judgment for distribution

Section
3B:23-18

Distribution; when made

Section
3B:23-19

Order for filing claims of unknown distributees

Section
3B:23-21

Unclaimed estate assets.

Section
3B:23-22

Deposit in court of money or other property of devisee, heir or beneficiary of trust in certain cases

Section
3B:23-23

Letters of trusteeship required before transfer to trustee

Section
3B:23-24

Refunding bond of devisee or distributee

Section
3B:23-25

Amount of bond; form

Section
3B:23-26

Condition of devisee's bond

Section
3B:23-27

Condition of distributee's bond

Section
3B:23-28

Bonds required of holders of determinable interests; in general

Section
3B:23-29

Bond when remainderman is lineal descendant of holder of determinable estate

Section
3B:23-30

Bond when the personal representative is holder of a determinable estate

Section
3B:23-31

Actions for distributive shares

Section
3B:23-32

Limitations on enforcement of devise

Section
3B:23-33

Action for devise

Section
3B:23-34

Conditions precedent to suit for devise.

Section
3B:23-35

Extent of recovery

Section
3B:23-36

Plea of want of assets; procedure

Section
3B:23-37

Apportionment of certain real estate to pay devise

Section
3B:23-38

Effect of apportionment; filing and recording papers

Section
3B:23-39

Deposit with court; effect.

Section
3B:23-40

Payment of interest on moneys deposited

Section
3B:23-41

Return of devise pro rata

Section
3B:23-42

Distribution of nonresident decedent's estate

Section
3B:23-43

Right of retainer

Section
3B:24-1

Definitions

Section
3B:24-2

Apportionment of tax among fiduciary and transferees interested in gross tax estate

Section
3B:24-3

Apportionment of tax where temporary interest is created

Section
3B:24-4

Apportionment of tax to transferees in absence of directions to contrary.

Section
3B:24-5

Limitation on direction for apportionment or nonapportionment of tax

Section
3B:24-6

Recovery by fiduciary from transferees or others in possession of property included in tax

Section
3B:24-7

Transfer or distribution of property; duties and liabilities of fiduciary

Section
3B:24-8

Jurisdiction of Superior Court

Section
3B:25-1

Nonexoneration of property subject to mortgage or security interest; exception.

Section
3B:26-1

Definition of absent person

Section
3B:26-2

Appointment of trustee for absent person; general duties and powers

Section
3B:26-3

Distribution or other disposition of property

Section
3B:26-4

Powers, duties and responsibilities of trustee or court

Section
3B:27-1

Death of resident or nonresident presumed after 5 years' absence or exposure to specific catastrophic event.

Section
3B:27-2

Restoration and recovery of property upon reappearance of absentee.

Section
3B:27-3

Protection of personal representative or trustee making distribution

Section
3B:27-4

Real estate transaction in which an absentee has an interest; title

Section
3B:27-5

Absentee later proved alive entitled to proceeds of transaction

Section
3B:27-6

Action to be brought in Superior Court.

Section
3B:28-1

Estates of dower and curtesy prior to May 28, 1980.

Section
3B:28-2

No right of dower or curtesy created on or after May 28, 1980.

Section
3B:28-3

Right of joint possession of principal matrimonial residence where no dower or curtesy applies; alienation.

Section
3B:28-3.1

Joint occupancy of principal matrimonial residence; mortgage lien.

Section
3B:28-4

N.J.S. 3A:16-16 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-5

N.J.S. 3A:16-17 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-6

N.J.S. 3A:25-12 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-7

N.J.S. 3A:35-3 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-8

N.J.S. 3A:35-4 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-9

N.J.S. 3A:36-1 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-10

N.J.S. 3A:36-2 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-11

N.J.S. 3A:36-3 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-12

N.J.S. 3A:36-4 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-13

N.J.S. 3A:36-5 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-14

N.J.S. 3A:37-1 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-15

N.J.S. 3A:37-2 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-17

N.J.S. 3A:37-4 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-18

N.J.S. 3A:37-5 saved from repeal

Section
3B:28-19

N.J.S. 3A:37-6 saved from repeal

Section
3B:29-1

Laws repealed

Section
3B:30-1

Short title.

Section
3B:30-2

Definitions.

Section
3B:30-3

Individuals, multiple owners, registration of a security.

Section
3B:30-4

Registration of security in beneficiary form.

Section
3B:30-5

Designation of beneficiary, registration in beneficiary form

Section
3B:30-6

"Transfer on death," "pay on death"

Section
3B:30-7

No effect on ownership, cancellation, change permitted

Section
3B:30-8

Passage of security to beneficiary, reregistration

Section
3B:30-9

Rights of registering entity

Section
3B:30-10

Transfer on death, effectiveness

Section
3B:30-11

Establishment of terms, conditions by registering entity

Section
3B:30-12

Construction of act

Section
3B:31-1

Short Title.

Section
3B:31-2

Scope.

Section
3B:31-3

Definitions.

Section
3B:31-4

Knowledge.

Section
3B:31-5

Default and mandatory rules.

Section
3B:31-6

Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity.

Section
3B:31-7

Governing law.

Section
3B:31-8

Principal place of administration.

Section
3B:31-9

Methods and waiver of notice.

Section
3B:31-10

Others treated as qualified beneficiaries.

Section
3B:31-11

Nonjudicial settlement agreements.

Section
3B:31-12

Rules of construction.

Section
3B:31-13

Representation: basic effect.

Section
3B:31-14

Representation by holder of general testamentary power of appointment.

Section
3B:31-15

Representation by fiduciaries and parents.

Section
3B:31-16

Representation by person having substantially identical interest.

Section
3B:31-17

Appointment of representative.

Section
3B:31-18

Methods of creating trust.

Section
3B:31-19

Requirements for creation.

Section
3B:31-20

Written trusts created in other jurisdictions.

Section
3B:31-21

Trust purposes.

Section
3B:31-22

Charitable purposes, enforcement.

Section
3B:31-23

Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress, or undue influence.

Section
3B:31-24

Trust for care of animal.

Section
3B:31-25

Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.

Section
3B:31-26

Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.

Section
3B:31-27

Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent.

Section
3B:31-28

Modification or termination because of unanticipated circumstances or inability to administer trust effectively.

Section
3B:31-29

Modification or termination of charitable trust (Cy Pres).

Section
3B:31-30

Modification or termination of uneconomic trust.

Section
3B:31-31

Reformation to correct mistakes.

Section
3B:31-32

Construction to conform trust terms to probably intent of settlor.

Section
3B:31-33

Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives.

Section
3B:31-34

Combination and division of trusts.

Section
3B:31-35

Rights of beneficiary's creditor or assignee.

Section
3B:31-36

Spendthrift provision.

Section
3B:31-37

Special needs trusts.

Section
3B:31-38

Discretionary trusts; effect of standard.

Section
3B:31-39

Creditor's claim against settlor.

Section
3B:31-40

Overdue distribution.

Section
3B:31-41

Personal obligations of trustee.

Section
3B:31-42

Capacity of settlor of revocable trust.

Section
3B:31-43

Revocation or amendment of revocable trust.

Section
3B:31-44

Settlor's powers.

Section
3B:31-45

Limitation on action contesting validity of revocable trust; distribution of trust property.

Section
3B:31-46

Accepting or declining trusteeship.

Section
3B:31-47

Trustee's bond.

Section
3B:31-48

Co-trustees.

Section
3B:31-49

Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor.

Section
3B:31-50

Resignation of trustee.

Section
3B:31-51

Removal of trustee.

Section
3B:31-52

Delivery of property by former trustee.

Section
3B:31-53

Reimbursement of expenses.

Section
3B:31-54

Duty to administer trust.

Section
3B:31-55

Duty of loyalty.

Section
3B:31-56

Duty of impartiality.

Section
3B:31-57

Duty of prudent administration.

Section
3B:31-58

Costs of administration.

Section
3B:31-59

Duty to use special skills.

Section
3B:31-60

Delegation by trustee.

Section
3B:31-61

Powers to direct.

Section
3B:31-62

Powers to direct investment functions.

Section
3B:31-63

Control and protection of trust property.

Section
3B:31-64

Recordkeeping and identification of trust property.

Section
3B:31-65

Duty to enforce and defend claims.

Section
3B:31-66

Duty to collect trust property and redress breaches of trust.

Section
3B:31-67

Duty to disclose and discretion to periodically report.

Section
3B:31-68

Discretionary powers.

Section
3B:31-69

General powers of trustee.

Section
3B:31-70

Distribution upon termination.

Section
3B:31-71

Remedies for breach of trust.

Section
3B:31-72

Damages for breach of trust.

Section
3B:31-73

Damages in absence of breach.

Section
3B:31-74

Limitation of action against trustee.

Section
3B:31-75

Reliance on trust instrument.

Section
3B:31-76

Event affecting administration or distribution.

Section
3B:31-77

Exculpation of trustee.

Section
3B:31-78

Beneficiary's consent, release, or ratification.

Section
3B:31-79

Limitation on personal liability of trustee.

Section
3B:31-80

Interest as general partner.

Section
3B:31-81

Certification of trust.

Section
3B:31-82

Electronic records and signatures.

Section
3B:31-83

Severability clause.

Section
3B:31-84

Application to existing relationships.