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N.J. Stat. § 3B:3-47 (2026)

Penalty clause for contesting will

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A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: In the Matter of the Est. of Annie Rost (18-01409, Mercer Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021).
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In the Matter of the Est. of Annie Rost (18-01409, Mercer Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). · cites it 2× “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 of probable cause to support the caveat.”
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