3B:22-8 - Commencement of action by creditor on disputed claim within 3 months after notice

3B:22-8.  Commencement of action by creditor on disputed claim within 3 months after notice Within 3 months after receiving notice that a claim or a part of it has been  disputed, the creditor shall commence an action to recover on the claim or so  much of it as is disputed;  otherwise the personal representative shall not be  liable to the creditor with respect to any assets which he may have delivered  or paid in satisfaction of any lawful claims, devises or distributive shares  before the commencement of the action.

L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-8, eff. May 1, 1982.