Section 3A:25-39 - DefinitionsAs used in this act:
a. A "present interest" is one to take effect in immediate possession, use or enjoyment without the intervention of a preceding estate or interest or without being dependent upon the happening of any event or thing.b. A "future interest" is one to take effect in possession, use or enjoyment dependent upon the termination of an intervening estate or interest or the happening of any event or thing.c. An "heir" means a person, including the surviving spouse or domestic partner, entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a decedent.d. A "devisee" means any person designated in a will to receive a devise, but does not mean a trustee or trust designated in a will to receive a devise.e. A "devise," when used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of real or personal property and when used as a verb, means to dispose of real or personal property by will.Amended by L. 2005, c. 331, s. 28, eff. 1/12/2006.L.1979, c.484, s.1, eff. Feb. 18, 1980.