Delaware Statutes

§ 510 — Debts owed to decedent

Delaware § 510
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat
Ch. 5INTESTATE SUCCESSION

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Del. Code tit. 12, § 510 (2026).

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A debt owed to the decedent is charged against the intestate share of the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s issue.

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Legislative History

59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1

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