New Jersey · Estate & Probate
The New Jersey Wills, Trusts & Estates Guide
A Plain-Language Guide to Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Probate for New Jersey Residents and Their Families.
2026-2027 Edition · Cited to New Jersey law · Plain language
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Cited to the statute · Legal information, not legal advice
New Jersey wills, trusts, and estates, explained clearly
Will requirements, holographic wills, intestate succession, revocable trusts, durable powers of attorney, and the inheritance tax.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Planning for incapacity and death raises hard questions: who decides, who inherits, and what happens if nothing is written down. New Jersey answers many of them differently than other states.
The New Jersey Wills, Trusts & Estates Guide explains the state's estate planning and administration rules under Title 3B. It covers what makes a will valid, including two witnesses and the optional self-proving affidavit, and when a handwritten holographic will can be valid without witnesses. It explains how intestate succession divides an estate when there is no will, and how the New Jersey Uniform Trust Code governs revocable trusts and trustee duties.
The guide also walks through:
• General durable powers of attorney, which must say they are durable and be acknowledged before a notary
• Advance directives for health care, including proxy and instruction directives
• The surviving spouse's elective share of one-third of the augmented estate
• The inheritance tax, with Class A beneficiaries fully exempt and no state estate tax for deaths on or after January 1, 2018
• Probate through the County Surrogate and contested matters in the Probate Part
Separate sections speak to the person making a plan and to the executor, trustee, or beneficiary, with checklists, comparison tables, a glossary, sample clauses, and questions to ask an attorney. Legal information, not legal advice.
WHAT’S INSIDE
- The Foundational Doctrine: Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes
- Your Plan for Life and After: Core Planning Documents
- New Jersey Intestate Succession: The State's Plan for You
- The Modern Framework for Trusts: The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code
- Exceptions, Challenges, and Defenses
- Rights of Executor, Trustee or Beneficiary
- Step-by-step procedures from each side, with deadlines at a glance
- 24 real-world questions and answers
- Statute index, key court decisions and official forms
- Toolkit: checklists, comparison tables, glossary and common mistakes to avoid
WHY READERS TRUST THIS GUIDE
Plain language. Cited to the statute. Dated so you know it is current.
Every rule is cited to New Jersey law so you can verify it.
Cited, so you can check it
Every rule names the section of New Jersey law it comes from, so you can read the source yourself.
Plain language, no filler
Written to be read start to finish by someone with no legal training, with worked examples.
Dated and updated
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QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BUY
New Jersey will requirements: what to know before you order.
Straight answers about what the guide is, what it covers and how it reaches you.
Does a will need to be notarized in New Jersey?
No. A formal will needs the testator's signature and two witnesses. Notarization is used for the optional self-proving affidavit. The guide explains both steps.
Can a handwritten will be valid in New Jersey?
Yes. A holographic will can be valid without witnesses if the signature and material provisions are in the testator's handwriting. The guide explains the risks it can face.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is legal information in plain language, cited to the law, so you understand your options and know what to ask. Reading it creates no attorney-client relationship.
Is it written for New Jersey?
Yes. This guide is written for New Jersey law and cites the New Jersey statutes and rules it relies on. If your case is in another state, choose that state's edition.
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