New Jersey S421 authorizes electronic wills, allowing testators to execute wills electronically with specific witnessing and acknowledgment.
New Jersey S421, the "Uniform Electronic Wills Act," allows for the creation of electronic wills, which are wills executed electronically in accordance with the bill's provisions. The bill defines "electronic" as relating to technology with electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. An electronic will is a will for all purposes of the law of this State, and the law of this State applicable to wills and principles of equity apply to an electronic will, except as modified by the bill.
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