Title 12 — Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations
35 chapters · 275 sections in this title.
12 Del. C. § 501. Intestate estate.
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§ 501. Intestate estate. Any part of the real or personal estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1;
12 Del. C. § 502. Share of spouse.
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§ 502. Share of spouse. The intestate share of the surviving spouse is: (1) If there is no surviving issue or parents of the decedent, the entire intestate estate; (2) If there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents, the first $50,000 of the int…
12 Del. C. § 503. Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
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§ 503. Share of heirs other than surviving spouse. (a) The part of the intestate estate not passing to the surviving spouse under § 502 of this title, or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, passes as follows: (1) To the issue of the decedent, per stirpes;…
12 Del. C. § 504. Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours.
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§ 504. Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours. Any person who fails to survive the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent for purposes of intestate succession, and the decedent’s heirs are determined accordingly. If the time of death of the…
12 Del. C. § 505. Posthumous children.
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§ 505. Posthumous children. Posthumous children, born alive, shall be considered as though living at the death of their parent.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1;
12 Del. C. § 506. Kindred of half blood.
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§ 506. Kindred of half blood. Relatives of the half blood inherit the same share they would inherit if they were of the whole blood.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1;
12 Del. C. § 507. Alienage.
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§ 507. Alienage. No person is disqualified to take as an heir because the person or a person through whom the person claims is or has been an alien.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1; 70 Del Laws, c. 186,, § 1;
12 Del. C. § 508. Meaning of “child” and related terms for purposes of intestate succession.
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§ 508. Meaning of “child” and related terms for purposes of intestate succession. If, for purposes of intestate succession, a relationship of parent and child must be established to determine succession by, through, or from a person: (1) “Child” means an individual of any age who…
12 Del. C. § 509. Advancements.
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§ 509. Advancements. If a person dies intestate as to all the estate, property which the person gave in the person’s lifetime to an heir is treated as an advancement against the latter’s share of the estate only if declared in a contemporaneous writing by the decedent or acknowle…
12 Del. C. § 510. Debts owed to decedent.
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§ 510. Debts owed to decedent. A debt owed to the decedent is charged against the intestate share of the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s issue.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1;
12 Del. C. § 511. Dower and curtesy abolished.
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§ 511. Dower and curtesy abolished. The estates of dower and curtesy are abolished.59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1;
12 Del. C. § 512. [Reserved.]
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§ 512. [Reserved.]