3B:23-21 - Unclaimed estate assets
3B:23-21. Unclaimed estate assets
3B:23-21. Unclaimed estate assets. When a fiduciary states his final account and there remains in his hands a balance, devise, distributive share, dividend or sum of money to be paid to a person and the person, or his guardian, if he be an infant or mental incompetent, fails to claim the balance, devise, distributive share, dividend or sum of money within the period of time set forth in R.S.46:30B-37.1, then the property shall be disposed of as provided in N.J.S.3B:23-19 if it is part of an intestate estate or otherwise presumed abandoned and handled in accordance with the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1981)," R.S.46:30B-1 et seq.
Amended 1989, c.58, s.3; 2001, c.109, s.3.