{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-7","heading":"Governing law.","body":"Governing Law.\nThe meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:\na.\tthe law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms unless the designation of that jurisdiction's law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or\nb.\tin the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.\nL.2015, c.276, s.1.","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":"4c5d252fed3d9615fe3cbd525b74570c43d52055f0dc9b5818ee489e3890673f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}