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New Jersey · Through P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22 · Newer source version available

N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-7: Governing law.

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  1. TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS

Governing Law.

The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:

a. the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms unless the designation of that jurisdiction's law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or

b. in the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.

L.2015, c.276, s.1.

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