Posthumous Annulment

She was 46. She married him when he was 81 and terminally ill. He died 2 weeks later and she tried to become his personal representative. His sister objected and sought to have the marriage annulled. The court held that it can annul a marriage after the death of one party, in view of (1) the court's inherent equity jurisdiction (2) the clear statutory grant to the court to use its equitable powers to annul an illicit marriage (3) the language of the applicable statute [which does not bar a posthumous application for annulment] and (4) the facts alleged in this case. The sister was allowed to pursue her claim for a post-death annulment.  In Re Estate of Santolino, New Jersey Ch. Div., Union Cty., July 14, 2005