The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification to review the decision of the Appellate Division in In re Estate of Richard Ehrlich, 427 N.J. Super. 64 (App. Div. 2012). The decision below is discussed here. The question presented, as stated by the Clerk’s Office, is “can an unexecuted copy of a purportedly executed original last will and testament be admitted into probate under N.J.S.A. 3B:3-3?”
The Supreme Court does not decide many cases in the realm of wills and estates. This one is likely to be very important in that area.