2015 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 3B - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS
Section 3B:10-26 - Standards of care to be observed

NJ Rev Stat § 3B:10-26 (2015) What's This?

3B:10-26. Standards of care to be observed
Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a decedent's will, the personal representative shall observe the standards in dealing with the estate assets that would be observed by a prudent man dealing with the property of another, and if the personal representative has special skills or is named personal representative on the basis of representations of special skills or expertise, he is under a duty to use those skills.

L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:10-26, eff. May 1, 1982.


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