2A:56-24.Ā  Sale free of unpaid debts of ancestor;Ā  disposition of proceeds
The court ordering a sale of real estate pursuant to partition proceedings may, if it appears that the personal estate of the ancestor from whom such realĀ  estate descended is insufficient to pay his just debts, direct the real estateĀ  to be sold free and clear of the lien or claim of the debts, and make suchĀ  order touching the disposition of the proceeds as may be necessary for theĀ  ascertainment and payment of the debts, or the deficiency thereof, from theĀ  proceeds prior to distribution.
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L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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