{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-3-18","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:3-18","heading":"Necessity to probate will to transfer property or nominate executor","body":"To be effective to prove the transfer of any property or to nominate an executor, a will must be admitted to probate.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:3-18, 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":"9f333918be484a93f5a24fa3f8ee32fe324cc59ca9cc05ce3b2b6b8b481203d8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-3-17","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-3-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}