{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:4-5","heading":"Lapse of devise.","body":"Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, a revocation or termination of the trust before the testator's death causes the devise to lapse.\nL.1981, c.405, s.3B:4-5, eff. May 1, 1982; amended 2004, c.132, s.43.","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":"8ab37246f0b2231b4262466b89add7d2549b0a353268f30dafe26d7c012507f1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-4-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}