MILLBURN MONTCLAIR MAPLEWOOD VERONA ESSEX COUNTY NJ COHABITATION DEATH ELECTIVE SHARE MEDIATOR

At the time of his death, the decedent and the contestant "were not in a co-habitation relationship" under circumstances giving rise to a cause of action for divorce. So, the contestant was not entitled to "an elective share of one-third of the augmented estate" (see N.J.S.A. 3B:8-1).   In Re Calvert, New Jersey App. Div., July 11, 2016