New Jersey may soon join a growing number of states recognizing a fiduciary heir's right to obtain control of a decedent's digital assets.

On Monday, the Assembly gave final legislative approval to A-3433, known as the “Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.” The bill passed both houses of the Legislature without opposition and now goes to Gov. Chris Christie for consideration.

The legislation was proposed in 2014 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The commission said 23 states already have enacted a version of the legislation, while 18 others are in the process of doing so.

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