New Jersey § 3b:3-46
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 3b:3-46, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3b:3-46.
a. Property which a testator gave in his lifetime to a person is treated as a satisfaction
of a devise to that person in whole or in part, only if the will provides for deduction
of the lifetime gift, or the testator declares in a contemporaneous writing that the value of the gift is to be deducted from the value of the devise or is in satisfaction of the devise, or the devisee acknowledges in writing
that the gift is in satisfaction of the devise or that its value is to be deducted from the value of the devise . b. For purpose of partial satisfaction, property given during lifetime is valued as
of the time the devisee came into possession or enjoyment of the property or as of
the time of death of the testator, whichever occurs first. c. If the devisee fails to survive the testator, in the case of a substituted devise
or a devise saved from lapse, the gift is treated as a full or partial satisfaction
of the devise, as appropriate, unless the testator's contemporaneous writing provides
otherwise.
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What does New Jersey Statutes § 3b:3-46 cover?
Section 3b:3-46 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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