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1 In the Matter of the Estate of Arthur James Reinitz. Jr. -- rank: 1000

... that she was an omitted spouse within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a). That statute declares that a surviving spouse, who married ... intestate share because of any of the exceptions recognized in N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a).2 That is, the statute provides a basis for ... those three exceptions that arguably applies is that expressed in N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a)(3), which precludes the recovery otherwise allowed if the ... understanding about the scope of the word “transfer” in N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a)(3). And third, this action requires the court’s ... from the overall circumstances. I The first question raised about N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a)’s application to Arthur’s Will concerns the ... correct in part. Although the Legislature did not say in N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a) whether the preponderance or clear and convincing standard ...

docket:	mon-p-296-22
court:	trial
decided:	2024-04-02
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27798

2 Cathleen Quinn v. David J. Quinn -- rank: 868

... 3B:5-3 (spouse eligible for share of intestate estate); N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15 (spouse or domestic partner has right to intestate share of ...

docket:	A-5-14
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-05-03
status:
citation:	225 N.J. 34 137 A.3d 423
Document Size:	105208

3 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARK A. RAYNER -- rank: 837

... decedent's entire estate, under the Pre-Marital Will Statute, N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15, and appointed defendant as administratrix. In addition, the court found ... inferred from the amount of the transfer or other evidence. [ N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a) (emphasis added).] Subsection (1) is not applicable here because ... spouse because she was not provided for sufficiently pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a)(3) and was entitled to her intestate share of ... provide for defendant and the children outside the will under N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a)(3). Because the court resolved critical factual questions on ...

docket:	a2619-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-09
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	55086

4 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALLAN C. SCHENECKER -- rank: 784

... s application to be treated as an "omitted spouse" under N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15. The third order denied Bennett's application for counsel fees ... to an intestate share as an omitted spouse pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15. Her interim support in the amount of $5000 per month ... the issue of whether Bennett was an omitted spouse under N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15 and whether she was entitled to continuation of the previously ... establish] that the testator provided for the spouse pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:5-[15]." As a result, she held that Bennett was no longer ... an intestate share of her husband's estate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15. She also argues that the judge erred in denying her ... entitled to her intestate share of the estate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15(a)(3). We see no need for an extended ...

docket:	a4161-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	42261

5 EVANISA S. FOX v. LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP -- rank: 656

... it determine to do so. The Legislature has also enacted N.J.S.A. 3B:5-15, which provides an intestate share to a surviving spouse unintentionally ...

docket:	a3189-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-02-24
status:	published
citation:	439 N.J.Super. 380 109 A.3d 221
Document Size:	32774