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DE HB163

Bill

Status

Passed

8/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Bryon Short

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Origin

House of Representatives

148th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Delaware Code Title 12, §1306 to expand recognition of out-of-state self-proved wills
  • Validates written wills executed in compliance with Delaware law, the law of the place where executed, or the law of the testator's domicile, place of abode, or nationality at time of execution or death
  • Establishes that attested wills valid under Delaware law are considered self-proved if they comply with Delaware's §1305 requirements, the self-proving requirements of the jurisdiction where made self-proved, or the self-proving requirements of the testator's domicile, place of abode, or nationality at death
  • Provides a choice-of-law framework allowing wills properly self-proved under another state's laws to be recognized as self-proved in Delaware

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Out-of-state Self Proved Wills.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

8/7/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/18/2015
Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce6/9/2015
Judiciary6/3/2015

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