{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-3-33","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:3-33","heading":"Choice of law as to meaning and effect of wills; testator's intention; rules of construction.","body":"The meaning and legal effect of a disposition in a will, trust or other governing instrument shall be determined by the local law of a particular state selected in the will, trust or other governing instrument, unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in N.J.S.3B:8-1 et seq. or any other public policy of this State otherwise applicable to the disposition.\nL.1981, c.405, s.3B:3-33, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.29.","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":"a7244a64e0fd0eef0728f5fa7da037d22beae9cc73a717408a97df2bf164094b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-3-32","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-3-33.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}