{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-23-43","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:23-43","heading":"Right of retainer","body":"The amount of a noncontingent indebtedness of a successor to the estate if due, or its present value if not due, shall be offset against the successor's interest;  but the successor has the benefit of any defense which would be available to him in a direct proceeding for recovery of the debt.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:23-43, 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":"885a0b2e81bc9aa93948edf66911c58d7e1cca47c4ffcb60c0ac2d629b12ab9d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-23-42","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-24-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}