# N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-4: Actions of succeeding or substituted fiduciary to recover assets misapplied by predecessor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-4

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-4
- **Heading:** Actions of succeeding or substituted fiduciary to recover assets misapplied by predecessor
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 3B / Chapter 14 / Section 14-4

## Text

A fiduciary appointed in the place of a removed or discharged fiduciary, or the cofiduciary remaining in office after the discharge or removal of the fiduciary, may sue for assets as shall have come into the possession of the discharged or removed fiduciary for any breach of trust, waste, embezzlement or misapplication thereof and may sue for the recovery of the assets of the estate against the discharged or removed fiduciary or against any other person in possession of the assets. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-4, eff. May 1, 1982.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-1 Survivorship and succession among cofiduciaries; duties and powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-2 Appointment of substituted fiduciary in place of one deceased or removed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-3 Powers and duties of substituted fiduciary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-4 Actions of succeeding or substituted fiduciary to recover assets misapplied by predecessor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-5 Removed or discharged fiduciary to deliver assets to successor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-6 Penalty for failure of removed or discharged fiduciary to account or deliver assets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-7 Account of removed or discharged fiduciary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-8 "Engaged in war service" defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-9 Appointment of substitute for fiduciary engaged in war service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-10 Cofiduciaries; terms of instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-11 Substituted fiduciary; bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-11.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-12 Substituted fiduciary; powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-12.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-13 Reinstatement of original fiduciary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-13.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-14 Termination of substituted fiduciary's powers and duties; accounting and delivery of assets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-14.md)

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