{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-2318","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 2318","heading":"Proportional contribution of legatees.","body":"If there are several legacies, and a return of part of a legacy which has been paid becomes necessary, the legatee shall only be required to return a proportional part of the legatee’s legacy towards making up the whole sum wanting.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Administration of Decedents’ Estates","CHAPTER 23. Accounting and Distribution","Subchapter II. Payment of Legacies or Distributive Shares"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c023/sc02/index.html#2318","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"754934c15ecf3eae8d89d3de208b1079fbe4645a6ab8e99d73fc702218252f6f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-2317","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-2319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}