{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-22-32","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:22-32","heading":"Distribution among creditors to be pro rata;  preferred debts excepted","body":"If the estate of a decedent is insufficient to pay his debts, his estate shall be applied to the preferred expenses and debts in accordance with N.J.S. 3B:22-2, and the balance shall be distributed among his creditors in proportion  to the sum due to each.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:22-32, 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":"e00a2f782d03cdd7fcfc285ad0cd2f88a15d2803789ba222ba64792305a2c2a4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-22-31","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-22-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}