{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-09.1-10","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-09.1-10","heading":"(2-710) Worthier-title doctrine abolished","body":"The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's \"heirs\", \"heirs at law\", \"next of kin\", \"distributees\", \"relatives\", \"family\", or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.","path":["Title 30.1 Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 30.1-09.1 Rules Of Construction Of Governing Instrument"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t30-1c09-1.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"ab68b74fc515bb88231fe20019170e55294d32151652d1948c09e0d3c5a7d5c7","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-09.1-09","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-09.1-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}