New Jersey Statutes 3B:3-19. Proof required to probate will
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:3-19
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Probate: Proving a will
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
3B:3-19. A will executed as provided in N.J.S. 3B:3-2 may be admitted to probate by the surrogate upon the proof of one of the attesting witnesses or by some other individual having knowledge of the facts relating to the proper execution of the will by the testator and its attestation by one of the witnesses.
A will executed and acknowledged in the manner provided in N.J.S.3B:3-4, or N.J.S. 3B:3-5 may be admitted to probate by the surrogate without further affidavit, deposition or proof.
A writing intended as a will may be admitted to probate only in the manner provided by the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.
L.1981, c.405, s.3B:3-19, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.20.