Delaware § 614 When disclaimer barred or limited

Delaware Statutes

§ 614 — When disclaimer barred or limited

Delaware § 614

Title12

PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat

Ch. 6DISCLAIMER

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Del. Code tit. 12, § 614 (2026).

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(a)A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

(b)A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:

(1)The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;

(2)The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so;

(3)A judicial sale of the interest sought to be disclaimed occurs.

(c)A disclaimer is barred or limited if so provided by law other than this chapter.

(d)A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.

(e)A disclaimer of a power over property which is barred by this section is ineffectiv

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(a) A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

(b) A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:

(1) The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;

(2) The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so;

(3) A judicial sale of the interest sought to be disclaimed occurs.

(c) A disclaimer is barred or limited if so provided by law other than this chapter.

(d) A disclaimer, in whole or part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.

(e) A disclaimer of a power over property which is barred by this section is ineffective. A disclaimer of an interest in property which is barred by this section takes effect as a transfer of the interest disclaimed to the persons who would have taken the interest under this chapter had the disclaimer not been barred.