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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:3-31

  • Estate: means all of the property of a decedent, minor or incapacitated individual, trust or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as the property is originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
  • 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
3B:3-31. Where judgment has been or shall be entered by any surrogate’s court in this State or Superior Court of the State, admitting to probate the will of any individual whether or not a resident of the State at his death and 7 years have elapsed after the judgment, the judgment unless set aside, shall, as to all matters adjudicated thereby, be conclusive upon the title to real estate.

L.1981, c.405, s.3B:3-31, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.26.