---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits court to effectuate equitable distribution when complaint for divorce or dissolution of civil union has been filed and either party has died prior to final judgment; provides that surviving party would not receive intestate or elective share."
description: "Permits court to effectuate equitable distribution when complaint for divorce or dissolution of civil union has been filed and either party has died prior to final judgment; provides that surviving party would not receive intestate or elective share."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 2351"
citation: "New Jersey A 2351 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURT ADMIN", "DIVORCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Flynn, Victoria A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a7b9ce4-bcf1-482a-b4aa-72b3b5544eb7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3228bcdcf039b9097d72167bf6e7ff841fb922d98d463e59a074ed8fd0dd98e9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 2351 (220) — Permits court to effectuate equitable distribution when complaint for divorce or dissolution of civil union has been filed and either party has died prior to final judgment; provides that surviving party would not receive intestate or elective share.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2351_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AJU 10/17/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2351_R1.HTM)
3. **Reprint SJU 6/12/23 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2500/2351_R2.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Flynn, Victoria A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2991 (1R)
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-0) `passage`
- **2023-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.238. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a7b9ce4-bcf1-482a-b4aa-72b3b5544eb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).