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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 3B, ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS

    Chapter 7: Effect of intentional killing on intestate succession, wills, trusts, joint assets, life insurance and beneficiary designations.

      Section: 3B:7-6: Effect of final judgment of conviction.

          
3B:7-6. A final judgment of conviction establishing responsibility for the intentional killing of the decedent is conclusive for purposes of this chapter. In the absence of such a conviction the court may determine by a preponderance of evidence whether the individual was responsible for the intentional killing of the decedent for purposes of this chapter.

Amended 2004, c.132, s.61.



This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.






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