3B:3-28 - Probate of will of nonresident decedent where property situated in New Jersey - New Jersey Statutes

3B:3-28  Probate of will of nonresident decedent where property situated in New Jersey.

3B:3-28. Where the will of any individual not resident in this State at his death has not been admitted to probate in the state, jurisdiction or country in which he then resided and no proceeding is there pending for the probate of the will, and he died owning real estate situate in any county of this State or personal property, or evidence of the ownership thereof, situate therein at the time of probate, the Superior Court or the surrogate's court may admit the will to probate and grant letters thereon.

L.1981, c.405, s.3B:3-28, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 1997, c.20; 2004, c.132, s.24.