Criteria for making valid gift causa mortis

(a) To constitute a valid gift in contemplation of death, the following criteria must be met: (1) The object of the gift must be personal property; (2) The donor must be in his last illness or in peril of death; (3) The gift must be intended to be absolute only in the event of death; (4) The gift must be perfected by either actual or symbolic delivery; and (5) The gift must be proved by one or more witnesses. (b) A gift in contemplation of death may be made by parol. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2626; Code 1868, § 2626; Code 1873, § 2668; Code 1882, § 2668; Civil Code 1895, § 3574; Civil Code 1910, § 4154; Code 1933, § 48-201.) 476 44-5-100