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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this chapter:
a. “Trust instrument” means and includes a will, deed, agreement, court order or other instrument pursuant to which money or other property is entrusted to a fiduciary;
b. “Fiduciary” means an individual or corporation that is authorized to act as or acts as a trustee, personal representative, conservator, guardian, and every other individual or corporation charged with the duty of administering a trust estate;
c. “Trust estate” or “trust assets” means money or other property entrusted to a fiduciary ;
d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L. 1997, c. 26.)
e. “Beneficiary” means an individual or corporation for whose benefit a fiduciary acts or is authorized to act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 3B. Administration of Estates Decedents and Others 3B § 20-1 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-3b-administration-of-estates-decedents-and-others/nj-st-sect-3b-20-1/
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