§ 89-21-1. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act.”
§ 89-21-11. Waiver and bar
The right to disclaim property or an interest therein is barred by (a) an assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, pledge, or transfer of the property or interest, or a contract therefor, (b) a written waiver of the right to disclaim, (c) an acceptance of the property or interest or a benefit under it, or (d) a sale […]
§ 89-21-13. Remedy not exclusive
This chapter does not abridge the right of person to waive, release, disclaim, or renounce property or an interest therein under any other statute.
§ 89-21-15. Application
An interest in property that exists on July 1, 1994, as to which, if a present interest, the time for filing a disclaimer under this chapter has not expired or, if a future interest, the interest has not become indefeasibly vested or the taker finally ascertained, may be disclaimed within nine (9) months after July […]
§ 89-21-17. Uniformity of application and construction
This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
§ 89-21-3. Right to disclaim interest in property
A person, or the representative of a person, to whom an interest in or with respect to property or an interest therein devolves by whatever means may disclaim it in whole or in part by delivering or filing a written disclaimer under this chapter. The right to disclaim exists notwithstanding (a) any limitation on the […]
§ 89-21-5. Time of disclaimer
The following rules govern the time when a disclaimer must be filed or delivered: If the property or interest has devolved to the disclaimant under a testamentary instrument or by the laws of intestacy, the disclaimer must be filed, if of a present interest, not later than nine (9) months after the death of the […]
§ 89-21-7. Form of disclaimer
The disclaimer must (a) describe the property or interest disclaimed, (b) declare the disclaimer and extent thereof, and (c) be signed by the disclaimant.
§ 89-21-9. Effect of disclaimer
The effects of a disclaimer are: If property or an interest therein devolves to a disclaimant under a testamentary instrument, under a power of appointment exercised by a testamentary instrument, or under the laws of intestacy, and the decedent has not provided for another disposition of that interest, should it be disclaimed, or of disclaimed […]