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NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-15 - Powers and duties of reinstated fiduciary

3B:14-15. Powers and duties of reinstated fiduciary  Upon reinstatement, the fiduciary or person named to act as fiduciary shall be vested with all of the title to that portion of the estate, trust or fund as has not been administered by the substituted fiduciary, and shall have all of the powers and duties as to the estate, trust or fund which he had or would have had by virtue of his original appointment as fiduciary or his being named to act as fiduciary. He shall have no responsibility for the administration of the estate, trust or fund by the substituted fiduciary or person named to act as substituted fiduciary. He shall be responsible for and shall account for his own administration of the estate, trust or fund, which may have remained in his hands or for which he may be accountable by his own action or neglect. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-15, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-16 - Commissions; apportionment

3B:14-16. Commissions; apportionment  Commissions on the administration of the estate, trust or fund shall be apportioned between the original fiduciary and the substituted fiduciary as the court shall direct. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-16, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-17 - More than one substituted fiduciary

3B:14-17. More than one substituted fiduciary  The court may appoint more than one substituted fiduciary in place of any fiduciary or person named to act as fiduciary engaged in war service if, in its discretion, the court determines that it is for the best interests of the estate, trust or fund, or of the parties interested therein, that the appointment be made. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-17, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-18 - Discharge from office of fiduciary; account; allowances

3B:14-18. Discharge from office of fiduciary; account; allowances  A fiduciary may be discharged from the further duties of his office by the court. The court shall examine into the matter and if sufficient cause appears, the court may grant the discharge unless it will be prejudicial to the estate or persons interested therein or for any other reason the discharge ought not to be granted. A discharge so granted shall discharge the fiduciary of all the further duties of his office except accounting for and paying over the money and assets with which he is chargeable by virtue of his office. If the fiduciary is discharged, the court shall make orders respecting his commissions as may be just and equitable. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-18, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-19 - Discharge from particular trust; effect

3B:14-19. Discharge from particular trust; effect  Where a fiduciary is appointed by a will to perform a particular trust thereunder, he may be discharged from the performance thereof by the court. The court may grant the discharge and the fiduciary shall be relieved of all further duties and liabilities with respect to the trust, except accounting for and paying over to his successor all moneys or assets pertaining to the trust, for which he is accountable. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-19, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-20 - Discharge of one or more joint fiduciaries

3B:14-20. Discharge of one or more joint fiduciaries  When there is more than one fiduciary they may all, or any one or more of them, be discharged. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-20, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-21 - Removal for cause.

3B:14-21 Removal for cause.  3B:14-21. The court may remove a fiduciary from office when the fiduciary: a. After due notice of an order or judgment of the court so directing, neglects or refuses, within the time fixed by the court, to file an inventory, render an account, or give security or additional security; b. After due notice of any other order or judgment of the court made under its proper authority, neglects or refuses to perform or obey the order or judgment within the time fixed by the court;  c. Embezzles, wastes, or misapplies any part of the estate for which the fiduciary is responsible, or abuses the trust and confidence reposed in the fiduciary;  d. No longer resides nor has an office in the State and neglects or refuses to proceed with the administration of the estate and perform the duties required;  e. Is incapacitated for the transaction of business; or f. Neglects or refuses, as one of two or more fiduciaries, to perform the required duties or to join with the other fiduciary or fiduciaries in the administration of the estate for which they are responsible whereby the proper administration and settlement of the estate is or may be hindered or prevented. amended 2013, c.103, s.44.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-22 - Discharge or removal not to release fiduciary or sureties from certain liabilities

3B:14-22. Discharge or removal not to release fiduciary or sureties from certain liabilities  The discharge or removal of a fiduciary for any cause authorized by this article shall not release or discharge him or his surety or sureties, or any of them, from liability for the estate, or any part thereof, which has been received or ought to have been received by him or them, or for any neglect, default, miscarriage or breach of trust in the execution of his office. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-22, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-24 - Authorization to exercise other powers.

3B:14-24 Authorization to exercise other powers.  3B:14-24. The court having jurisdiction of the estate or trust may authorize the fiduciary to exercise any other power or to disclaim any power, if the court determines such exercise or disclaimer is necessary or advisable which in the judgment of the court is necessary for the proper administration of the estate or trust. Amended 2004, c.132, s.80.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-25 - Payment of debt or delivery of certain personal property; requirements

3B:14-25. Payment of debt or delivery of certain personal property; requirements  After the expiration of 60 days from the appointment of a domiciliary foreign fiduciary, any person indebted to the estate or having possession or control of personal property, or of an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in action belonging to the estate may pay the debt, deliver the personal property, or the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock or chose in action, to the domiciliary foreign fiduciary upon being presented with a certificate of his letters or other proof of his authority and an affidavit made by or on his behalf stating: a. The date of the letters of the domiciliary foreign fiduciary, or the date when he first received authority to act; b. That no letters have issued in this State and no action therefor is pending in this State; and c. That the domiciliary foreign fiduciary is entitled to payment or delivery. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-25, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-26 - Release upon payment or delivery in good faith

3B:14-26. Release upon payment or delivery in good faith  Payment or delivery made in good faith under N.J.S. 3B:14-25 on the basis of the proof of authority and affidavit releases the debtor or person having possession of the personal property to the same extent as if payment or delivery had been made to a local fiduciary. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-26, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-27 - When payment or delivery may not be made

3B:14-27. When payment or delivery may not be made  Payment or delivery under N.J.S. 3B:14-25 may not be made if a resident creditor of the estate has notified the debtor or the person having possession of the personal property that the debt should not be paid nor the property delivered to the domiciliary foreign fiduciary. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-27, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-28 - Filing proof of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's authority

3B:14-28. Filing proof of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's authority  If letters have not issued in this State or an action therefor is not pending in this State, a domiciliary foreign fiduciary or any other person may file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, or if the decedent, ward, or trust has an interest in real estate in any county of this State, then either in that office or in the office of the surrogate of that county, authenticated copies of the letters of appointment of the fiduciary and of any official bond he has given. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-28, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-29 - Exercise of powers by domiciliary foreign fiduciary; security for costs

3B:14-29. Exercise of powers by domiciliary foreign fiduciary; security for costs  Upon compliance with N.J.S. 3B:14-28, a domiciliary foreign fiduciary may exercise as to assets in this State all powers he would have had if he had received letters or been appointed in this State, including the power to release and discharge real or personal estate from a mortgage, judgment or other lien or encumbrance held by his decedent, ward or trust. Whether N.J.S. 3B:14-28 is complied with prior to, pending, or subsequent to the action, a domiciliary foreign fiduciary may maintain, or be made a party defendant or otherwise, to any action in any court of this State as if letters had been granted to him in this State, subject to any conditions generally imposed upon nonresident parties. Security for costs may be required of him. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-29, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-30 - Termination of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's powers; protection of third persons; exercise of powers binding on local fiduciary

3B:14-30. Termination of domiciliary foreign fiduciary's powers; protection of third persons; exercise of powers binding on local fiduciary  The power of a domiciliary foreign fiduciary under N.J.S. 3B:14-28 or N.J.S. 3B:14-29 shall be exercised only if letters have not been issued or an action therefor is not pending in this State. The issuance of local letters or an action therefor terminates the power of the domiciliary foreign fiduciary to act under N.J.S. 3B:14-29, but a court in this State may allow the domiciliary foreign fiduciary to exercise limited powers to preserve the estate. No person who, before receiving actual notice of local letters or an action therefor, has changed his position in reliance upon the powers of the domiciliary foreign fiduciary, shall be prejudiced by reason of the action for, or issuance of, local letters. The local fiduciary is subject to all duties and obligations which have accrued by virtue of the exercise of the powers by the domiciliary foreign fiduciary and may be substituted for him in any action in this State. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-30, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-31 - Personal liability of fiduciary on contracts

3B:14-31. Personal liability of fiduciary on contracts  Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a fiduciary is not individually liable on a contract properly entered into in his fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the estate unless he fails to reveal his fiduciary capacity and identify the estate in the contract. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-31, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-32 - Personal liability for obligations arising from ownership or control of estate; torts

3B:14-32. Personal liability for obligations arising from ownership or control of estate; torts  A fiduciary is individually liable for obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate or for torts committed in the course of administration of the estate only if he is personally at fault. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-32, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-33 - Asserting claims against estate

3B:14-33. Asserting claims against estate  Claims based on contracts entered into by a fiduciary in his fiduciary capacity, on obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate or on torts committed in the course of estate administration may be asserted against the estate by proceeding against the fiduciary in his fiduciary capacity, whether or not the fiduciary is individually liable therefor. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-33, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-34 - Determining issues of liability between estate and fiduciary

3B:14-34. Determining issues of liability between estate and fiduciary  Issues of liability as between the estate and the fiduciary individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge or indemnification or other appropriate proceeding. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-34, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-35 - Liability of fiduciary for improper exercise of power concerning estate

3B:14-35. Liability of fiduciary for improper exercise of power concerning estate  If the exercise of power concerning the estate is improper, the fiduciary is liable to interested persons for damage or loss resulting from breach of his fiduciary duty to the same extent as a trustee of an express trust. The rights of purchasers and others dealing with a fiduciary shall be determined as provided in N.J.S. 3B:14-28 and N.J.S. 3B:14-29. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-35, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-36 - Voidable sales, encumbrances or transactions; exceptions

3B:14-36. Voidable sales, encumbrances or transactions; exceptions  Any sale or encumbrance to the fiduciary, his spouse, agent or attorney, or any corporation or trust in which he has a substantial beneficial interest, or any transaction which is affected by a substantial conflict of interest on the part of the fiduciary, is voidable by any person interested in the estate except one who has consented after fair disclosure, unless: a. The will or a contract entered into by the decedent expressly authorized the transaction; or b. The transaction is approved by the court after notice to interested persons. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-36, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-37 - Protection of persons assisting or dealing with fiduciary.

3B:14-37 Protection of persons assisting or dealing with fiduciary.  3B:14-37. Protection of persons assisting or dealing with fiduciary. a. A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith either assists a fiduciary or deals with him for value is protected as if the fiduciary properly exercised his power. b. The fact that a person knowingly deals with a fiduciary does not alone require the person to inquire into the existence of a power or the propriety of its exercise. c. Except as to real property specifically devised by will, no provision in any will, trust or order of court purporting to limit the power of a fiduciary is effective except as to persons with actual knowledge thereof. d. A person who in good faith pays, transfers or delivers to a fiduciary money or other property is not responsible for the proper application thereof by the fiduciary; and any right or title acquired from the fiduciary in consideration of the payment, transfer or delivery is not invalid in consequence of a misapplication by the fiduciary. e. A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a former trustee, without knowledge that the trusteeship has terminated is protected from liability as if the former trustee were still a trustee. f. The protection here expressed extends to instances in which some procedural irregularity or jurisdictional defect occurred in proceedings leading to the issuance of letters, including a case in which the alleged decedent is found to be alive. g. The protection here expressed is in addition to that provided by comparable provisions of the laws relating to commercial transactions and laws simplifying transfers of securities by fiduciaries. Amended 2015, c.276, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-38 - Actions by fiduciaries

3B:14-38. Actions by fiduciaries  The fiduciary or a majority of the fiduciaries who qualify may maintain an action in any court of this State without joining any fiduciary who has failed to qualify or join in the action. An action so brought and judgment recovered thereon in the name of the majority shall be as valid and effectual as if brought by and in the names of all the qualified fiduciaries. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-38, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-39 - Several fiduciaries sued; judgment and execution

3B:14-39. Several fiduciaries sued; judgment and execution  In a civil action in any court of this State against two or more fiduciaries, those served shall defend the action on behalf of all of them. If, in the action, judgment is recovered by the plaintiff payable out of the decedent's estate, he shall have judgment and execution against all the fiduciaries named in the process, to be satisfied out of the decedent's estate. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-39, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-40 - No actions against personal representatives within 6 months of grants of letters; exceptions; execution

3B:14-40. No actions against personal representatives within 6 months of grants of letters; exceptions; execution  To enable personal representatives to examine into the condition of the estate and to ascertain its amount and value and the debts to be paid, no actions, except for funeral expenses, shall be brought or maintained against personal representatives within 6 months after letters testamentary or of administration have been granted, as the case may be, unless by special leave of the court in which the action is brought; and, if leave is given, no execution shall issue within the period of 6 months. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-40, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-41 - Actions against fiduciaries; proof of proper administration

3B:14-41. Actions against fiduciaries; proof of proper administration  The failure of a fiduciary to plead in an action against him in a representative capacity that he has fully administered the estate or the extent to which he has administered the estate shall not preclude him from proving his due administration of the estate in an action against him personally on a judgment recovered against him in the original action in his representative capacity. Notice by the fiduciary of his intention to prove administration must be given 20 days before trial. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-41, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-42 - Recovery of damages for injury to property subsequently transferred

3B:14-42. Recovery of damages for injury to property subsequently transferred  A person injuring, damaging or destroying property while in the hands of a fiduciary shall be liable to the fiduciary in an action for damages for the benefit of his cestui que trust or persons in interest. The fiduciary's right to substantial damages shall not be affected by the fact that he may have transferred or conveyed the property to his cestui que trust, or other person, after the time of the injury, damage or destruction and before action brought. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-42, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-43 - Adjudication binding on local fiduciary

3B:14-43. Adjudication binding on local fiduciary  An adjudication rendered in any jurisdiction in favor of or against any fiduciary of the estate is as binding on the local fiduciary upon notice to him as if he were a party to the adjudication. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-43, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-44 - Discovery of assets in action by fiduciary

3B:14-44. Discovery of assets in action by fiduciary  Upon application by a fiduciary, the court may require any person to appear before and make discovery of his possession of, or knowledge of the existence or whereabouts of personal property of the fiduciary's decedent, ward or trust by the production of books, papers or securities relating to the estate, guardianship or trusteeship or by the examination of the person and other witnesses. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-44, eff. May 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 3B:14-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 3B - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others|Section 3B:14-45 - Discovery of assets in action against the fiduciary

3B:14-45. Discovery of assets in action against the fiduciary  The court may, if it shall appear that a fiduciary may have wasted, embezzled or misapplied the estate intrusted to him, compel discovery to be made of the condition of the estate by the production of books, papers, securities and documents relating to the estate, or the examination of the fiduciary and other witnesses. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-45, eff. May 1, 1982.