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12 Del. C. § 256 · International will — effect of certificate.
12 Del. C. § 257 · International will — revocation.
12 Del. C. § 258 · Source and construction.
12 Del. C. § 259 · Persons authorized to act in relation to international will; eligibility; recognition by authorizing agency.
12 Del. C. § 260 · Definitions [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16].
12 Del. C. § 261 · Limitations.
12 Del. C. § 262 · Declaration of disposition of last remains.
12 Del. C. § 263 · Reliance upon declaration instruments.
12 Del. C. § 264 · Right to dispose of remains.
12 Del. C. § 265 · Declaration of disposition of final remains; form [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16].
12 Del. C. § 266 · Declaration — other points of form.
12 Del. C. § 267 · Declaration — revocation generally.
12 Del. C. § 268 · Declaration — revocation by divorce.
12 Del. C. § 269 · Declaration — revocation of designee.
12 Del. C. § 270 · Interstate effect of declaration.
12 Del. C. § 301 · Shares of after-born children.
12 Del. C. § 302 · Raising share of after-born child.
12 Del. C. § 303 · Appraisal and assignment of intestate real estate; appointment and duties of freeholders.
12 Del. C. § 304 · Oath of freeholders and surveyor; action by majority.
12 Del. C. § 305 · Vacancies among freeholders.
12 Del. C. § 306 · Return of freeholders; conclusiveness.
12 Del. C. § 307 · Contribution from devisees or legatees.
12 Del. C. § 308 · Disposition of residue of intestate real or personal estate.
12 Del. C. § 309 · Application of intestacy laws to lands allotted after-born children.
12 Del. C. § 310 · Posthumous children.
12 Del. C. § 321 · Share of surviving spouse.
12 Del. C. § 322 · Assignment of share to surviving spouse.
12 Del. C. § 323 · Revocation of will by subsequent marriage.
12 Del. C. § 501 · Intestate estate.
12 Del. C. § 502 · Share of spouse.
12 Del. C. § 503 · Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
12 Del. C. § 504 · Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours.
12 Del. C. § 505 · Posthumous children.
12 Del. C. § 506 · Kindred of half blood.
12 Del. C. § 507 · Alienage.
12 Del. C. § 508 · Meaning of “child” and related terms for purposes of intestate succession.
12 Del. C. § 509 · Advancements.
12 Del. C. § 510 · Debts owed to decedent.
12 Del. C. § 511 · Dower and curtesy abolished.
12 Del. C. § 512 · [Reserved.]
12 Del. C. § 601 · Short title.
12 Del. C. § 602 · Definitions.
12 Del. C. § 603 · Scope; property subject to disclaimer.
12 Del. C. § 604 · Chapter supplemented by other law; chapter not exclusive.
12 Del. C. § 605 · Power to disclaim; requisites and execution; when irrevocable.
12 Del. C. § 606 · Disclaimer of interest in property.
12 Del. C. § 607 · Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property.
12 Del. C. § 608 · Disclaimer of interest by trustee.
12 Del. C. § 609 · Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity.
12 Del. C. § 610 · Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in fiduciary capacity.
12 Del. C. § 611 · Disclaimer by appointee, permissible appointee, or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment.
12 Del. C. § 612 · Delivery and recording requirements.
12 Del. C. § 613 · Disclaimers affecting real property.
12 Del. C. § 614 · When disclaimer barred or limited.
12 Del. C. § 615 · Tax qualified disclaimer.
12 Del. C. § 616 · Application to existing and expired relationships.
12 Del. C. § 617 · Severability clause.
12 Del. C. § 701 · Insufficient evidence of survivorship.
12 Del. C. § 702 · Beneficiaries of another person’s disposition of property.
12 Del. C. § 703 · Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety.
12 Del. C. § 704 · Insurance policies.
12 Del. C. § 705 · Retroactive effect of chapter.
12 Del. C. § 706 · Application of chapter.
12 Del. C. § 707 · Uniformity of interpretation.
12 Del. C. § 801 · Definitions.
12 Del. C. § 802 · Registration in beneficiary form — sole or joint tenancy ownership.
12 Del. C. § 803 · Registration in beneficiary form — applicable law.
12 Del. C. § 804 · Origination of registration in beneficiary form.
12 Del. C. § 805 · Form of registration in beneficiary form.
12 Del. C. § 806 · Effect of registration in beneficiary form.
12 Del. C. § 807 · Ownership on death of owner.
12 Del. C. § 808 · Protection of registering entity.
12 Del. C. § 809 · Nontestamentary transfer on death.
12 Del. C. § 810 · Terms, conditions, and forms for registration.
12 Del. C. § 811 · Short title.
12 Del. C. § 812 · Application of chapter.
12 Del. C. § 901 · Right to elective share.
12 Del. C. § 902 · Elective estate defined.
12 Del. C. § 903 · Transfers to surviving spouse by decedent.
12 Del. C. § 904 · Right of election personal to surviving spouse.
12 Del. C. § 905 · Waiver of right to elect and of other rights.
12 Del. C. § 906 · Proceeding for elective share; time limit.
12 Del. C. § 907 · Effect of election on benefits derived from decedent.
12 Del. C. § 908 · Liability for elective share.
12 Del. C. § 1101 · Escheat of estates.
12 Del. C. § 1102 · Escheator of the State [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25.].
12 Del. C. § 1103 · Suit to determine escheat.
12 Del. C. § 1104 · Final hearing and order.
12 Del. C. § 1105 · Presumption of death.
12 Del. C. § 1106 · Seizure of escheated personalty.
12 Del. C. § 1107 · Sale of seized property by sheriff.
12 Del. C. § 1108 · Return of writ of seizure.
12 Del. C. § 1109 · Lease, retention or sale of real property.
12 Del. C. § 1110 · Conveyance of realty to purchaser after sale.
12 Del. C. § 1111 · Nature of title of purchaser of realty.
12 Del. C. § 1112 · Proceeds of sale.
12 Del. C. § 1113 · Claims to proceeds of sale.
12 Del. C. § 1114 · Recovery of credits or property of the intestate not included in the Court’s initial escheat order.
12 Del. C. § 1115 · Expenses of Escheator.
12 Del. C. § 1116 · Conveyance of certain escheated real property previously owned by a religious body.