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1 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE SAND -- rank: 1000

... an in terrorem clause in violation of the applicable statute, N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47. Sandra also asserted a nine-part counterclaim, which included her ... the alleged will and codicil are void because they violate N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47; 3) the court should not have permitted Thea and Paula ... that the will and codicil are void because they violate N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47, we agree with the judge that the inclusion of an ... estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings. [ N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47.] This archive is a service of Rutgers School of Law ...

docket:	a1856-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-11-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
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2 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL P HEKEMIAN -- rank: 834

... in terrorem' clauses in wills as against public policy. Specifically, N.J.S.A. 3B:3- 47 provides that '[a] provision in a will purporting to penalize ...

docket:	a1774-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-01-13
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	60982

3 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE SAND -- rank: 816

... in all likelihood not a valid clause, given the statute [ N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47], certainly an argument could be made that the clause is ... found it likely to be unenforceable based on the statute. N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47. The will had already been admitted to probate and we ...

docket:	a4524-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-02-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	26291

4 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANNIE ROST -- rank: 742

... The [c]ourt finds, therefore, that pursuant to the statute [ N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47] that there has A-1807-19 7 been no showing ... the action on the pleadings. See R. 4:67-5. N.J.S.A. 3B:3-47 provides that '[a] provision in a will purporting to penalize ...

docket:	a1807-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-04-08
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33764