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Section 2-101 - Intestate Estate - Section 2–101. [Intestate Estate.] (a) Any part of a decedent's...
Section 2-102 - Share of Spouse - Section 2–102. [Share of Spouse.] The intestate share of a...
Section 2-103 - Share of Heirs Other Than Surviving Spouse - Section 2–103. [Share of Heirs Other Than Surviving Spouse.] Any...
Section 2-105 - No Taker - Section 2–105. [No Taker.] If there is no taker under...
Section 2-106 - Representation - Section 2–106. (a) [Representation.] In this section: (1) ''Deceased descendant'',...
Section 2-107 - Kindred of Half Blood - Section 2–107. [Kindred of Half Blood.] Relatives of the half...
Section 2-108 - Afterborn Heirs - Section 2–108. [Afterborn Heirs.] An individual in gestation at a...
Section 2-109 - Advancements - Section 2–109. [Advancements.] (a) If an individual dies intestate as...
Section 2-110 - Debts to Decedent - Section 2–110. [Debts to Decedent.] A debt owed to a...
Section 2-111 - Alienage - Section 2–111. [Alienage.] No individual is disqualified to take as...
Section 2-112 - Dower and Curtesy Abolished - Section 2–112. [Dower and Curtesy Abolished.] The estates of dower...
Section 2-113 - Individuals Related to Decedent Through Two Lines - Section 2–113. [Individuals Related to Decedent Through Two Lines.] An...
Section 2-114 - Parent and Child Relationship - Section 2–114. [Parent and Child Relationship.] (a) Except as provided...
Section 2-301 - Entitlement of Spouse; Premarital Will - Section 2–301. [Entitlement of Spouse; Premarital Will.] (a) If a...
Section 2-302 - Omitted Children - Section 2–302. [Omitted Children.] (a) Except as provided in subsection...
Section 2-401 - Applicable Law - Section 2–401. [Applicable Law.] This part applies to the estate...
Section 2-403 - Exempt Property - Section 2–403. [Exempt Property.] (a) The decedent's surviving spouse is...
Section 2-404 - Discretionary Family Allowance - Section 2–404. [Discretionary Family Allowance.] (a) In addition to the...
Section 2-405 - Source, Determination, and Documentation - Section 2–405. [Source, Determination, and Documentation.] If the estate is...
Section 2-501 - Who May Make Will - Section 2–501. [Who May Make Will.] An individual 18 or...
Section 2-502 - Execution of Wills - Section 2–502. [Execution of Wills.] (a) Except as provided in...
Section 2-504 - Self-Proved Will - Section 2–504. [Self–Proved Will.] (a) A will may be simultaneously...
Section 2-505 - Who May Witness - Section 2–505. [Who May Witness.] (a) An individual generally competent...
Section 2-506 - Choice of Law as to Execution - Section 2–506. [Choice of Law as to Execution.] A written...
Section 2-507 - Revocation by Writing or by Act - Section 2–507. [Revocation by Writing or by Act.] (a) A...
Section 2-508 - Revocation by Change of Circumstances - Section 2–508. [Revocation by Change of Circumstances.] Except as provided...
Section 2-509 - Revival of Revoked Will - Section 2–509. [Revival of Revoked Will.] (a) If a subsequent...
Section 2-510 - Incorporation by Reference - Section 2–510. [Incorporation by Reference.] A writing in existence when...
Section 2-511 - Testamentary Additions to Trusts - Section 2–511. [Testamentary Additions to Trusts.] (a) A will may...
Section 2-512 - Events of Independent Significance - Section 2–512. [Events of Independent Significance.] A will may dispose...
Section 2-513 - Separate Writing Identifying Devise of Certain Types of Tangible Property - Section 2–513. [Separate Writing Identifying Devise of Certain Types of...
Section 2-514 - Contracts Concerning Succession - Section 2–514. [Contracts Concerning Succession.] A contract to make or...
Section 2-515 - Deposit of Will With Court in Testator's Lifetime - Section 2–515. [Deposit of Will With Court in Testator's Lifetime.]...
Section 2-516 - Duty of Custodian of Will; Liability - Section 2–516. [Duty of Custodian of Will; Liability.] After the...
Section 2-517 - Penalty Clause for Contest - Section 2–517. [Penalty Clause for Contest.] A provision in a...
Section 2-601 - Scope - Section 2–601. [Scope.] In the absence of a finding of...
Section 2-602 - Will May Pass All Property and After–acquired Property - Section 2–602. [Will May Pass All Property and After–Acquired Property.]...
Section 2-603 - Anti-Lapse; Deceased Devisee; Class Gifts - Section 2–603. [Anti–Lapse; Deceased Devisee; Class Gifts.] If a devisee...
Section 2-604 - Failure of Testamentary Provision - Section 2–604. [Failure of Testamentary Provision.] (a) Except as provided...
Section 2-605 - Increase in Devised Securities; Accessions - Section 2–605. [Increase in Devised Securities; Accessions.] (a) If a...
Section 2-606 - Nonademption of Specific Devises; Unpaid Proceeds of Sale, Condemnation, or Insurance; Sale by Conservator or Agent - Section 2–606. [Nonademption of Specific Devises; Unpaid Proceeds of Sale,...
Section 2-607 - Nonexoneration - Section 2–607. [Nonexoneration.] A specific devise passes subject to any...
Section 2-608 - Exercise of Power of Appointment - Section 2–608. [Exercise of Power of Appointment.] (a) In the...
Section 2-609 - Ademption by Satisfaction - Section 2–609. [Ademption by Satisfaction.] (a) Property a testator gave...
Section 2-610 - Annuities - Section 2–610. [Annuities.] (a) If an annuity, or the use,...
Section 2-701 - Scope - Section 2–701. [Scope.] In the absence of a finding of...
Section 2-702 - Requirement of Survival - Section 2–702. [Requirement of Survival.] (a) For the purposes of...
Section 2-703 - Choice of Law as to Meaning and Effect of Donative Dispositions - Section 2–703. [Choice of Law as to Meaning and Effect...
Section 2-704 - Taxes on Qtips - Section 2–704. [Taxes on QTIPS.] A direction in a will...
Section 2-705 - Class Gifts Construed to Accord With Intestate Succession - Section 2–705. [Class Gifts Construed to Accord with Intestate Succession.]...
Section 2-706 - Life Insurance; Retirement Plan; Account With Pod Designation; Transfer-on-Death Registration; Deceased Beneficiary - Section 2–706. [Life insurance; retirement plan; account with POD designation;...
Section 2-707 - Survivorship With Respect to Future Interests Under Terms of Trust; Substitute Takers - Section 2–707. [Survivorship with respect to future interests under terms...
Section 2-708 - Class Gifts to ''descendants'', ''issue'', or ''heirs of the Body''; Form of Distributions if None Specified - Section 2–708. [Class Gifts to ''Descendants'', ''Issue'', or ''Heirs of...
Section 2-709 - Representation; per Capita at Each Generation; per Stirpes - Section 2–709. [Representation; Per Capita at Each Generation; Per Stirpes.]...
Section 2-710 - Worthier Title Doctrine Abolished - Section 2–710. [Worthier Title Doctrine Abolished.] The doctrine of worthier...
Section 2-711 - Future Interests in ''heirs'' and Like - Section 2–711. [Future Interests in ''Heirs'' and Like.] If an...
Section 2-801 - Disclaimer of Property Interests - Section 2–801. [Disclaimer of Property Interests.] (a) The following words...
Section 2-802 - Effect of Divorce, Annulment, and Decree of Separation - Section 2–802. [Effect of Divorce, Annulment, and Decree of Separation.]...
Section 2-803 - Effect of Homicide on Intestate Succession, Wills, Trusts, Joint Assets, Life Insurance, and Beneficiary Designation - Section 2–803. [Effect of Homicide on Intestate Succession, Wills, Trusts,...
Section 2-804 - Revocation of Probate and Nonprobate Transfers by Divorce; No Revocation by Other Changes of Circumstances - Section 2–804. [Revocation of Probate and Nonprobate Transfers by Divorce;...
Section 2-901 - Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities - Section 2–901. [Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.] (a) A nonvested property...
Section 2-902 - When Nonvested Property Interest or Power of Attorney Appointment Created - Section 2–902. [When Nonvested Property Interest or Power of Attorney...
Section 2-903 - Reformation - Section 2–903. [Reformation.] Upon the petition of an interested person,...
Section 2-904 - Exclusions From Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities - Section 2–904. [Exclusions from Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.] Section 2–901...
Section 2-905 - Prospective Application - Section 2–905. [Prospective Application.] (a) Except as extended by subsection...
Section 2-906 - Supersession - Section 2–906. [Supersession.] This part supersedes the rule of the...