3B:23-42 - Distribution of nonresident decedent's estate
3B:23-42.Ā Distribution of nonresident decedent's estate
The estate of a nonresident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in this State shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, be distributedĀ to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors ofĀ the decedent unless:
a.Ā By virtue of the decedent's will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of this State without reference to the local law of the decedent's domicile;Ā or
b.Ā The personal representative of this State, after reasonable inquiry, isĀ unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative.
In other cases, distribution of the estate of a decedent shall be made in accordance with the law.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:23-42, eff. May 1, 1982.
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The estate of a nonresident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in this State shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, be distributedĀ to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors ofĀ the decedent unless:
a.Ā By virtue of the decedent's will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of this State without reference to the local law of the decedent's domicile;Ā or
b.Ā The personal representative of this State, after reasonable inquiry, isĀ unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative.
In other cases, distribution of the estate of a decedent shall be made in accordance with the law.
L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:23-42, eff. May 1, 1982.
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