3B:22-40.Ā  Heirs and devisees liable for debt of decedent
Every creditor, whether by simple contract or specialty, and whether or notĀ  the heirs or devisees are mentioned therein, shall have and may maintain byĀ  virtue of this article an action against the heirs and devisees of his deceasedĀ  debtor dying seized or possessed of any real or personal property. The heirsĀ  or devisees shall be liable to pay the debt by reason of the descent or deviseĀ  of the real or personal property to them in the manner provided in thisĀ  article.Ā  In all actions creditors shall be preferred as in actions againstĀ  personal representatives.

L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-40, eff. May 1, 1982.
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