N.J. Stat. tit. 3B, ch. 4

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 3B:4-1 Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Testamentary Additions to Trusts Law." L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:4-1, eff. May 1, 1982.

N.J. Stat. § 3B:4-2 Devise to trustee of trust created other than by testator's will.

3B:4-2. A will may validly devise property to the trustee of a trust established or a trust which will be established: (1) during the testator's lifetime by the testator, or by the testator and some other person, or by some other person including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the settlor has reserved any or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts, or (2) at the testator's death by the testator's devise to the trustee, if the trust is identified in the testator's will, and its terms are set forth in a written instrument, other than a will, executed before, concurrently with, or after the execution of the testator's will or in another individual's will, executed before, concurrently with or after the execution of the testator's will, if that other individual has predeceased the testator, regardless of the existence, size, or character of the corpus of the trust. L.1981, c.405, s.3B:4-2, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.40.

N.J. Stat. § 3B:4-3 Devise not invalidated because trust is amendable or revocable.

3B:4-3. A devise made as provided in N.J.S.3B:4-2 shall not be invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable, or because the trust was amended after the execution of the will or the testator's death. L.1981, c.405, s.3B:4-3, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.41.

N.J. Stat. § 3B:4-4 Administration of trust.

3B:4-4. Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, property devised to a trust described in N.J.S.3B:4-2 shall not be deemed to be held under a testamentary trust of the testator, but shall become a part of the trust to which it is devised and shall be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the governing instrument setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before or after the testator's death. L.1981, c.405, s.3B:4-4, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.42.

N.J. Stat. § 3B:4-5 Lapse of devise.

3B:4-5. Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, a revocation or termination of the trust before the testator's death causes the devise to lapse. L.1981, c.405, s.3B:4-5, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.43.

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