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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:22-14

  • Claims: include liabilities whether arising in contract, or in tort or otherwise, and liabilities of the estate which arise at or after the death of the decedent, including funeral expenses and expenses of administration, but does not include estate or inheritance taxes, demands or disputes regarding title to specific assets alleged to be included in the estate. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
3B:22-14. Direction of court before paying claims not presented within 9-month period.

A personal representative may not be compelled to pay any claim not presented within the period limited pursuant to N.J.S. 3B:22-4, unless the court shall, for good cause shown, so direct or until his account has been settled by the court and the court has authorized or directed him to make the payment.

Amended 2005, c.160, s.16.