Title 43 — Title 43

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act. History: (Acts 1949, No. 542, p. 852, §8.)

Decedents. Where the title to property or the devolution thereof depends upon priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property of each person shall be disposed of as if he or she had survived, except as p…

Where two or more beneficiaries are designated to take successively by reason of survivorship under another person’s disposition of property and there is no sufficient evidence that these beneficiaries have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property thus disposed of shall b…

Where there is no sufficient evidence that two joint tenants or tenants by the entirety have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property so held shall be distributed one half as if one had survived and one half as if the other had survived. If there are more than two joint t…

Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of life or accident insurance have died and there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously, the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if the insured had survived the beneficiary. History…

This chapter shall not apply to the distribution of the property of a person who died before September 7, 1949. History: (Acts 1949, No. 542, p. 852, §5.)

This chapter shall not apply in the case of wills, living trusts, deeds, or contracts of insurance wherein provision has been made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this chapter or wherein provision is made for a presumption as to the order of survivor…

This chapter shall be so construed and interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact it. History: (Acts 1949, No. 542, p. 852, §7.)