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59-3507 Same; nontestamentary disposition.

59-3507. Same; nontestamentary disposition. A deed in transfer-on-death form shall not be considered a testamentary disposition and shall not be invalidated due to nonconformity with the provisions of chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. History: L. 1997, ch. 176, § 7; July 1.

59-3306 Appraisal of property.

59-3306. Appraisal of property. The district court, in its discretion, may order an appraisal of the property before making the orders contemplated by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-3304. The appraisal shall be made by one or more appraisers approved by the court. History: L. 1985, ch. 191, § 6; July 1.

59-3508 Motor vehicles; transfer-on-death.

59-3508. Motor vehicles; transfer-on-death. A motor vehicle, as defined by K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, may be titled in transfer-on-death, TOD, form by including in the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the motor vehicle shall be transferred on death of the owner or the last survivor of the […]

59-3401 Statutory rule against perpetuities.

59-3401. Statutory rule against perpetuities. (a) Validity of Nonvested Property Interest. A nonvested property interest is invalid unless: (1) When the interest is created, it is certain to vest or terminate no later than 21 years after the death of an individual then alive; or (2) the interest either vests or terminates within 90 years […]

59-3509 Same; certificate of title.

59-3509. Same; certificate of title. A motor vehicle is registered in transfer-on-death form by designating on the certificate of title, the name of the owner, the names of tenant in common owner or the names of the joint tenant with right of survivorship owners, followed in substance by the words “transfer on death to(name of […]

59-3402 Same; nonvested property interest or power of appointment, creation.

59-3402. Same; nonvested property interest or power of appointment, creation. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-3405, the time of creation of a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment is determined under general principles of property law. (b) For purposes of this act, if […]

59-3403 Same; reformation.

59-3403. Same; reformation. Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor’s manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by subsections (a)(2), (b)(2) or (c)(2) of K.S.A. 59-3401 if: (1) A nonvested property interest or a power of […]

59-3404 Same; exclusions.

59-3404. Same; exclusions. K.S.A. 59-3401, statutory rule against perpetuities, does not apply to: (1) A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of (i) a premarital or postmarital agreement, (ii) a separation or divorce settlement, (iii) […]

59-3405 Same; prospective application.

59-3405. Same; prospective application. (a) Except as extended by subsection (b), this act applies to a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment that is created on or after the effective date of this act. For purposes of this section, a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment created by the exercise of […]

59-3406 Same; short title.

59-3406. Same; short title. This act may be cited as the uniform statutory rule against perpetuities. History: L. 1992, ch. 302, § 6; July 1.