Updated November 14, 2023
A New Jersey last will and testament is a legal document used to outline instructions on how a person wants their estate to be distributed upon death. This individual (“testator”) can designate beneficiaries to receive their real and personal property, fiduciary assets, life insurance policies, cash-on-hand, and more.
Signing Requirements
Must be signed by at least two witnesses. [1]
State Definition
“Will” means the last will and testament of a testator or testatrix and includes any codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of a person or class to succeed to the property of the decedent passing by intestate succession.[2]
Related Forms
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Durable (Financial) Power of Attorney
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