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In re Estate of DeFrank, 433 N.J. Super. 258 (App. Div. 2013).  This case involved the question of whether the funds in certain joint bank accounts, which accounts were in the names of decedent and defendant, passed to defendant or not.  The parties had filed cross-motions for summary judgment in the Chancery Division.  That court ruled, as a matter of law, that the funds were non-probate assets governed by the Multiple-Party Deposit Account Act, N.J.S.A. 17:16I-1 to -17 (“MDPA”), and that they therefore passed to defendant outside of probate by survivorship.  On appeal, Judge...