{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-18","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:12-18","heading":"Effect of a testamentary appointment","body":"The appointment of a testamentary guardian of the person or estate of a minor or his estate shall be good and effectual against any other person claiming the guardianship over or custody of the minor or his estate, as the case may be.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:12-18, eff. May 1, 1982.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2f1844e1ab77b6d61dfedff93e006af95859f2a7407c0d13de2a3f93e8073e5a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-17","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-12-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}