{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-5-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:5-12","heading":"Aliens not disqualified; individuals related to decedent through two lines.","body":"a. An individual is not disqualified to take as an heir because he or an individual through whom he claims is or has been an alien.\nb.\tAn individual who is related to the decedent through two lines of relationship is entitled to only a single share based on the relationship that would entitle the individual to the larger share.\nAmended 2004, c.132, s.54.","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":"88ea10c8fdd3f41bd2c1ae13241d3c9670b4bd6061975719a3664739fb9846ec","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-5-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-5-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}