§ 28-2-206. Disclaimer of interest in property
(a) In this section: (1) “Future interest” means an interest that takes effect in possession or enjoyment, if at all, later than the time of its creation. (2) “Time of distribution” means the time when a disclaimed interest would have taken effect in possession or enjoyment. (b) Except for a disclaimer governed by § 28-2-207 […]
§ 28-2-207. Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property
(a) Upon the death of a holder of jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or part, the greater of: (1) a fractional share of the property determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer […]
§ 28-2-208. Disclaimer of interest by trustee
If a trustee disclaims an interest in property that otherwise would have become trust property, the interest does not become trust property.
§ 28-2-209. Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in fiduciary capacity
If a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other power not held in a fiduciary capacity, the following rules apply: (1) If the holder has not exercised the power, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable. (2) If the holder has exercised the power and the […]
§ 28-2-210. Disclaimer by appointee, object, or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment
(a) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an appointee of a power of appointment takes effect as of the time the instrument by which the holder exercises the power becomes irrevocable. (b) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an object or taker in default of an exercise of a power of […]
§ 28-2-211. Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity
(a) If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a fiduciary capacity which has not been exercised, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable. (b) If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a fiduciary capacity which has been exercised, the disclaimer takes effect immediately after the […]
§ 28-1-115. Vacation and modification of orders
(a) For good cause and at any time within the period allowed for appeal after the final termination of the administration of the estate of a decedent or ward, the court may vacate or modify an order or grant a rehearing. However, no such power shall exist as to any order from which an appeal […]
§ 28-1-116. Appeals
(a) Appeal Permitted. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person aggrieved by an order of the circuit court in probate proceedings under the provisions of the Probate Code may obtain a review of the order by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals. (b) Orders Which Are Not Appealable. There […]
§ 28-1-117. Use of certified mail permitted
Anything permitted or required by the Probate Code to be served or transmitted by registered mail may be served or transmitted either by registered mail or by certified mail, and return receipts for the delivery of certified mail shall be received in the courts as prima facie evidence of the delivery to the same extent […]
§ 28-1-118. Deceased viable fetus
(a) For purposes of the Probate Code, a “deceased viable fetus” is considered a person and decedent so that the probate division of circuit court may have jurisdiction for the administration, settlement, and distribution of the deceased fetus’s estate. (b) No person shall be liable under subsection (a) of this section when the death of […]