Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

My question is can a will be probated 20yrs after Mother passed? I only have a copy from the lawyer who wrote it. NJ is the state.


Asked on 5/07/14, 8:43 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Chester The Law Office of Jonathan S. Chester, Esq., LLC

It will be difficult to probate a copy of the will based on your facts. Twenty years is a long time.

The NJ Surrogate could not probate the will...you would need to go to Superior Court. I assume if children were disinherited that they would contest the probate application.

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Answered on 5/07/14, 8:57 am


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