§ 28-9-217. Debts to decedent
A debt owed to the decedent shall not be charged against the intestate share of any person except the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt shall not be taken into account in computing the share of the debtor’s descendants.
§ 28-9-218. Doctrine of first purchaser abolished
This subchapter is intended to abolish the common law rule of the blood of the first purchaser under which in the case of successive inheritances of land the intestate’s property would descend only to such of his or her heirs as were of the blood of the next preceding ancestor in the line of successive […]
§ 28-9-203. Intestate succession generally
(a) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by his or her will shall pass to his or her heirs as prescribed in the following sections. (b) In this connection, the terms “heir” and “heirs”, as used in this subchapter, are intended to designate the person or persons who succeed […]
§ 28-9-219. Distinction between ancestral estates and new acquisitions abolished
(a) Only for the purposes of intestate succession, the distinction between “ancestral estate” and “new acquisitions” in respect to real estate owned by an intestate is abolished. (b) The devolution of real estate and personal property which the intestate acquired by gift, devise, or descent from some ancestor shall be controlled by the same rules […]
§ 28-9-204. Per capita distribution
Heirs will take per capita in the following circumstances: (1) (A) If all members of the class who inherit real or personal property from an intestate are related to the intestate in equal degree, they will inherit the intestate’s estate in equal shares and will be said to take per capita. (B) For illustration: (i) […]
§ 28-9-220. Conveyance to heirs or next of kin — Doctrine of worthier title abolished
(a) When any property is limited, mediately or immediately, in an otherwise effective testamentary conveyance, in form or in effect, to the heirs or next of kin of the conveyor, or to a person or persons who on the death of the conveyor are some or all of his or her heirs or next of […]
§ 28-9-205. Per stirpes distribution
(a) (1) Heirs will take “per stirpes” if the intestate is predeceased by one (1) or more persons who would have been entitled to inherit from the intestate had such a person survived the intestate. (2) The intestate’s estate shall be divided into as many equal shares as there are: (A) Surviving heirs in the […]
§ 28-9-221. Child conceived after death of parent
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, a child conceived after the death of a decedent who specifically authorized the decedent’s surviving spouse, in a writing that is either notarized or witnessed by a licensed physician or a person acting under the supervision of a licensed physician, to use the decedent’s gametes […]
§ 28-9-206. Interests transmissible by inheritance
(a) Heirs may inherit every right, title, and interest not terminated by the intestate’s death in real or personal property owned by an intestate at the time of the intestate’s death and not disposed of by will. (b) The rights of heirs will be subject to: (1) The dower or curtesy of the intestate’s surviving […]
§ 28-9-207. Heirs as tenants in common
When real or personal property is transmitted by inheritance to two (2) or more persons, they will take the same as tenants in common. However, when personal property is distributed in separate units by a personal representative, each distributee will hold his or her distributed part in severalty.