# N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-5: Removed or discharged fiduciary to deliver assets to successor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-5

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-5
- **Heading:** Removed or discharged fiduciary to deliver assets to successor
- **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 14-5

## Text

A fiduciary when removed or discharged shall forthwith deliver to his cofiduciary or the substituted fiduciary succeeding him all the assets of the estate which he holds, and shall, within 60 days after the accounting and settlement as provided in N.J.S. 3B:14-7, pay over to the cofiduciary or substituted fiduciary, as the circumstances of the case may require or the court may order, any balance shown to be due. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-5, 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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