A 3421 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes separate class of claims against insolvent estates for child support judgments; modifies order for payment of claims by representative of insolvent estate.

This bill changes the payment order for claims against an insolvent estate in New Jersey, placing child support judgments ahead of medical expenses and other judgments. Under the bill, child support judgments would be paid after funeral expenses, administration costs, and certain government debts, but before medical expenses for the decedent's last illness and other claims. It also requires the estate's personal representative to use a private company to search for child support judgments and file a certification confirming whether the decedent owed child support. This directly affects child support creditors (who will be paid earlier) and estate representatives (who must complete the search).
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action Feb 1, 2024
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