Delaware Statutes
§ 2908 — Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability]
Delaware·Title 12·Part Administration of Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 29 Apportionment of Estate Taxes [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability]
(a)A fiduciary may defer a distribution of property until the fiduciary is satisfied that adequate provision for payment of the estate tax has been made.
(b)A fiduciary may withhold from a distributee an amount equal to the amount of estate tax apportioned to an interest of the distributee and the estate tax required to be advanced by the distributee.
(c)As a condition to a distribution, a fiduciary may require the distributee to provide a bond or other security for the portion of the estate tax apportioned to the distributee and also for the estate tax required to be advanced by the distributee.
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Legislative History
79 Del. Laws, c. 159, § 1