{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-261","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 261","heading":"Limitations.","body":"This subchapter shall not be construed to:\n(1) Invalidate a declaration instrument or will, codicil, trust, power of appointment or power of attorney;\n(2) Invalidate any act of an agent, guardian, or conservator;\n(3) Affect any claim, right or remedy that accrued prior to June 30, 2004;\n(4) Authorize or encourage acts that violate the constitution, statutes, rules, case law or public policy of Delaware or the United States;\n(5) Abridge contracts;\n(6) Modify the standards, ethics or protocols of the practice of medicine;\n(7) Compel or authorize a health care provider or health care facility, to administer medical treatment that is medically inappropriate or contrary to federal or other Delaware law; or\n(8) Permit or authorize euthanasia or an affirmative or deliberate act to end a person’s life.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Wills","CHAPTER 2. General Provisions","Subchapter III. Disposition of a Person’s Last Remains"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c002/sc03/index.html#261","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"5fd3f58659357e392e4030e22bb81ec6c9166964a0ae39b76cf40d9814c9c2e5","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-260","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}