N.J. Stat. § 3A:36-2: Admeasurement.

A widow or widower entitled to dower or curtesy in real estate whereof her or his spouse died seized, an heir, devisee, or guardian of a minor or incapacitated person entitled to an estate in the real estate, or a purchaser thereof, may institute an action in the Superior Court for the assignment to the widow or widower of her or his dower or curtesy therein.

Amended 1991, c.91, s.149; 1997, c.379, s.1.