Jillian A Centanni

Jillian A Centanni

March 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Elective Share in the Garden State: Waive It or Embrace It?

If no assets are bequeathed to the surviving spouse in a last will and testament, then the surviving spouse may bring a claim for elective share in the Superior Court within six months after the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent's estate.

By Jillian A. Centanni

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