Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:80-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:80-5: Residents Preferred Over Nonresidents, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Residents Preferred Over Nonresidents
As between persons equally entitled, the Surrogate's Court in granting letters shall give preference to residents of this State over nonresidents, unless the best interest of the estate will not thereby be served.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:99-4. Amended July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:80-5 "Residents Preferred Over Nonresidents" {
As between persons equally entitled, the Surrogate's Court in granting letters shall give preference to residents of this State over nonresidents, unless the best interest of the estate will not thereby be served.
Note: Source – R.R. 4:99-4. Amended July 26, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-11; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:80-4 · R. 4:80-6 → · chapter 4:80 · all rules
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