A person age 17 and older can sign a Last Will in Georgia, but in New Jersey, you have to be at least 18. If someone under 18 signs a will and dies, can their will be probated in New Jersey? The answer is yes.
New Jersey has a statute, N.J.S.A. 3B:3-9, which defines the valid execution of a will. A written will is validly executed if executed in compliance with N.J.S. 3B:3-2 or N.J.S. 3B:3-3 or its execution was in compliance with the law of the place where at the time of execution or at the time of death the testator was domiciled, had a place of residence or was a national.
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By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ Wills Attorney