S 4528 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Bars parent delinquent in child support payments under certain circumstances from inheriting any part of deceased child's estate or from administering estate.

This bill would prevent a parent from inheriting any part of a deceased child's estate or managing that estate if the parent owes at least six months of unpaid child support with no current payments. The law also bars the parent from filing wrongful death or survival lawsuits on the child's behalf, though other relatives could still pursue such claims. A parent can avoid these penalties by proving they were not willfully unemployed, did not intentionally default on payments, took responsibility for the child's care, and maintained a relationship that served the child's best interests.
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Introduced Jun 26, 2026 Last action Jun 26, 2026
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