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Section 62-2-101. Intestate estate. - Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively...
Section 62-2-102. Share of the spouse. - The intestate share of the surviving spouse is: (1) if...
Section 62-2-103. Share of heirs other than surviving spouse. - The part of the intestate estate not passing to the...
Section 62-2-104. Requirement that individual survive decedent for one hundred twenty hours. - (1) For purposes of intestate succession, homestead allowance, and exempt...
Section 62-2-105. No taker. - If there is no taker under the provisions of this...
Section 62-2-106. Representation; disclaimer by intestate beneficiary. - If representation is called for by this Code, the estate...
Section 62-2-107. Kindred of half blood. - Relatives of the half blood inherit the same share they...
Section 62-2-108. Afterborn heirs. - Issue of the decedent (but no other persons) conceived before...
Section 62-2-109. Meaning of child and related terms. - If, for purposes of intestate succession, a relationship of parent...
Section 62-2-110. Advancements. - If a person dies intestate as to all his estate,...
Section 62-2-111. Debts to decedent. - A debt owed to the decedent is not charged against...
Section 62-2-112. Alienage. - No person is disqualified to take as an heir because...
Section 62-2-113. Persons related to decedent through two lines. - A person who is related to the decedent through two...
Section 62-2-114. Limitation on parent's entitlement as intestate heirs to estate proceeds; failure to provide support for decedent during minority. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the parents of...
Section 62-2-201. Right of elective share. - (a) If a married person domiciled in this State dies,...
Section 62-2-202. Probate estate. - (a) For purposes of this Part, probate estate means the...
Section 62-2-203. Exercise of right of election by surviving spouse. - The right of election of the surviving spouse may be...
Section 62-2-204. Voluntary waiver of surviving spouse's right to elective share, homestead allowance, and exempt property; property settlement in anticipation of divorce. - (A) The rights of a surviving spouse to an elective...
Section 62-2-205. Proceedings for elective share; time limit. - (a) The surviving spouse may elect to take an elective...
Section 62-2-206. Effect of election on benefits by will or statute. - A surviving spouse is entitled to benefits provided under or...
Section 62-2-207. Charging spouse with gifts received; liability of others for balance of elective share. - (a) In the proceeding for an elective share, all property,...
Section 62-2-301. Omitted spouse. - (a) If a testator fails to provide by will for...
Section 62-2-302. Pretermitted children. - (a) If a testator fails to provide in his will...
Section 62-2-401. Exempt property. - The surviving spouse of a decedent who was domiciled in...
Section 62-2-402. Source, determination, and documentation. - (a) If the estate is otherwise sufficient, property specifically devised...
Section 62-2-403. Federal veteran payments shall be exempt from creditors' claims. - All monies paid for insurance, compensation, or pensions by the...
Section 62-2-501. Who may make a will. - An individual who is of sound mind and who is...
Section 62-2-502. Execution. - Except as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills...
Section 62-2-503. Attestation and self-proving. - (a) Any will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made...
Section 62-2-504. Subscribing witnesses not incompetent because of interest; effect on gifts to them. - (a) A subscribing witness to any will is not incompetent...
Section 62-2-505. Choice of law as to execution. - A written will is valid if: (a) it is executed...
Section 62-2-506. Revocation by writing or by act. - (a) A will or any part thereof is revoked: (1)...
Section 62-2-507. Revocation by divorce, annulment, and order terminating marital property rights; no revocation by other changes of circumstances. - (a) In this section: (1) "Disposition or appointment of property"...
Section 62-2-508. Revival of revoked will. - (a) If a subsequent will that wholly revoked a previous...
Section 62-2-509. Incorporation by reference. - Any writing in existence when a will is executed may...
Section 62-2-510. Additions to trusts. - (A) A devise made by a will to the trustee...
Section 62-2-511. Events of independent significance. - A will may dispose of property by reference to acts...
Section 62-2-512. Separate writing identifying bequest of tangible property. - A will may refer to a written statement or list...
Section 62-2-601. Rules of construction and intention; reformation of will. - (A) The intention of a testator as expressed in the...
Section 62-2-602. Construction that will passes all property; after-acquired property. - A will is construed to pass all property which the...
Section 62-2-603. Anti-lapse; deceased devisee; class gifts. - (A) Unless a contrary intent appears in the will, if...
Section 62-2-604. Failure of testamentary provision. - (A) Except as provided in Section 62-2-603, if a devise...
Section 62-2-605. Change in securities; accessions; nonademption. - (A) If the testator intended a specific devise of certain...
Section 62-2-606. Nonademption of specific devises in certain cases; unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance; sale by conservator. - (a) A specific devisee has the right to the specifically...
Section 62-2-607. Nonexoneration. - A specific devise passes subject to any mortgage, pledge, security...
Section 62-2-608. Exercise of power of appointment. - A general residuary clause in a will, or a will...
Section 62-2-609. Construction of generic terms to accord with relationships as defined for intestate succession. - Half bloods, adopted persons, and persons born out of wedlock...
Section 62-2-610. Ademption by satisfaction. - (a) Property which a testator gave in the testator's lifetime...
Section 62-2-611. Construction that devise passes fee simple. - A devise of land is construed to pass an estate...
Section 62-2-612. Proceeding to determine decedent's intent regarding application of certain federal tax formulas. - The personal representative, trustee, or any affected beneficiary under a...
Section 62-2-701. Contracts concerning succession. - A contract to make a will or devise, or to...
Section 62-2-801. Disclaimer. - (a) This section applies to disclaimers of any interest in...
Section 62-2-802. Effect of divorce, annulment, decree of separate maintenance, or order terminating marital property rights. - (a) An individual who is divorced from the decedent or...
Section 62-2-803. Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, life insurance, and beneficiary designations. - (a) An individual who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent...
Section 62-2-804. Effect of provision for survivorship on succession to joint tenancy. - When any individual is seized or possessed of any real...
Section 62-2-805. Presumption of ownership of tangible personal property; exceptions. - (A) For purposes of this article, tangible personal property in...
Section 62-2-806. Modification to achieve testator's tax objectives. - To achieve the testator's tax objectives, the personal representative or...
Section 62-2-901. Delivery of will to judge of probate; filing. - (a) After the death of a testator, a person having...
Section 62-2-1010. Definitions. - As used in this part: (1) "Account" means an arrangement...
Section 62-2-1015. Application of part. - (A) This part applies to a: (1) fiduciary acting under...
Section 62-2-1020. User direction for disclosure of digital assets. - (A) A user may use an online tool to direct...
Section 62-2-1025. Terms-of-service agreement. - (A) This part does not change or impair a right...
Section 62-2-1030. Procedure for disclosing digital assets. - (A) When disclosing digital assets of a user under this...
Section 62-2-1035. Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user. - If a deceased user consented or a court directs disclosure...
Section 62-2-1040. Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user. - Unless the user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or the...
Section 62-2-1045. Disclosure of content of electronic communications of principal. - To the extent a power of attorney expressly grants an...
Section 62-2-1050. Disclosure of other digital assets of principal. - Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the principal,...
Section 62-2-1055. Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee is original user. - Unless otherwise ordered by the court or provided in a...
Section 62-2-1060. Disclosure of contents of electronic communications held in trust when trustee not original user. - Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user,...
Section 62-2-1065. Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee not original user. - Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user,...
Section 62-2-1070. Disclosure of digital assets to conservator of protected person. - (A) After an opportunity for a hearing under Article 5...
Section 62-2-1075. Fiduciary duty and authority. - (A) The legal duties imposed on a fiduciary charged with...
Section 62-2-1080. Custodian compliance and immunity. - (A) Not later than sixty days after receipt of the...
Section 62-2-1085. Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...
Section 62-2-1090. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - This uniform act modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures...