{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-7-6","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:7-6","heading":"Effect of final judgment of conviction.","body":"A final judgment of conviction establishing responsibility for the intentional killing of the decedent is conclusive for purposes of this chapter.  In the absence of such a conviction the court may determine by a preponderance of evidence whether the individual was responsible for the intentional killing of the decedent for purposes of this chapter.\nAmended 2004, c.132, s.61.","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":"1c5b135fdab9ef0f7938da8c93b6fac8dab01e29013ae97ea03699754efff5d4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-7-5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-7-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}