# N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-9: Appointment of substitute for fiduciary engaged in war service

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T3B_C14_S14-9

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 3B:14-9
- **Heading:** Appointment of substitute for fiduciary engaged in war service
- **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 14-9

## Text

If a person is named to act as a fiduciary in a will or in any instrument creating a trust, who has not accepted the appointment or has not qualified, or if a person acting as a fiduciary is engaged in war service, the court may suspend the right of that person to be appointed as the fiduciary or suspend the powers of the fiduciary while he is engaged in war service and until the further order of the court. The court may appoint a substituted fiduciary until the termination of the suspension and reinstatement of the fiduciary or the person named to act as fiduciary is appointed. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:14-9, 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)
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- [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)
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- [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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