Note: This is not a legal document. It is an illustration of how property is distributed under New Jersey Law if you die without a will.

NEW JERSEY INTESTATE WILL

FIRST: I direct the Probate Judge to appoint someone of his/her choosing, including one of my creditors, to administer all property in my name and distribute it under this Will.

SECOND: I direct that all my assets be sold and converted to cash.

THIRD: I direct that all of my debts be paid, including taxes, probate fees, administrative fees and attorney fees.

FOURTH: If I am married and my spouse survives me:
A. If I have no children, my spouse gets the first 25% of my separate property (but not less than $50,000 nor more than $200,000) plus three fourths of the balance, and that the remainder go equally to my parents.
B. If my spouse and I have children (and neither my spouse nor I have any children by any other relationship), I direct that all of my separate property be paid to my spouse.
C. If my spouse and I have children (and I have children by another relationship), I direct that my spouse gets the first 25% of my separate property (but not less than $50,000 nor more than $200,000) plus one-half of the balance and that the remainder go equally my children.
D. If my spouse and I have no children (but my spouse has children by another relationship), I direct that my spouse gets the first 25% of my separate property (but not less than $50,000 nor more than $200,000) plus one-half of the balance and that the remainder go equally to my brothers and sisters, or, if none, to my nieces and nephews.

FIFTH: If my spouse does not survives me, I direct the balance of my estate be paid to my children equally.

SIXTH: If any of my children is a minor, and my child’s other parent does not survive me, then the probate judge can appoint some person to act as custodian for the minor child until the child is eighteen(18).

SEVENTH: If any of my children do not survive me, then I direct that child’s share be paid to his or her children, being my grandchildren, equally, by representation. If my child or any grandchild is a minor then the judge can control the distribution of the minor’s share until the minor is eighteen (18) at which time I direct that the minor receive his or her share outright regardless of his or her financial or emotional maturity.

EIGHTH: If my spouse and children and grandchildren predecease me or if we have no children then my estate goes to my parents, and if they don’t survive me to my brothers and sisters. If any of my brothers and sisters predecease me, their heirs, my nieces and nephews, will receive the respective share of their parent by representation.

NINTH: If I am not survived by my spouse, children, or parents, or brothers or sisters, or nieces or nephews by my brothers and sisters, I direct the Probate Court to find my closest blood relatives whoever they may be and wherever they are, at great expense and inconvenience to my estate, and divide my estate between them and their heirs.

TENTH: If the Court cannot find any blood relatives, but my spouse has children by another relationship, I give my property to said stepchildren. If I have no stepchildren, then I give my property to the State of New Jersey.

No Signature Necessary to Put This Document In Force.

(No Witnesses are Necessary)

NOTE: This is not a legal document. It is a summary of the Intestacy laws of the State of New Jersey.

DO NOT attempt to use this form as a Will for legal purposes.

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