§ 3B:6-1 Short title
§ 3B:6-2 Disposition of property of persons dying simultaneously
§ 3B:6-3 Division of property, two or more beneficiaries
§ 3B:6-4 Division of property, joint tenants or tenants by the entirety
§ 3B:6-5 Distribution of proceeds of life or accident policies
§ 3B:6-6 Chapter not to apply in certain cases
§ 3B:6-7 Construction and interpretation
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 3B > Chapter 6 - Uniform Simultaneous Death Law

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2