{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-14-44","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-44","heading":"Discovery of assets in action by fiduciary","body":"Upon application by a fiduciary, the court may require any person to appear  before and make discovery of his possession of, or knowledge of the existence  or whereabouts of personal property of the fiduciary's decedent, ward or trust  by the production of books, papers or securities relating to the estate,  guardianship or trusteeship or by the examination of the person and other  witnesses.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-44, 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":"944f822cb4048553d499e8ec169bc6c95d56e5f06c56f2a9ce86af3afdf07368","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-14-43","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-14-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}