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§ 705 — Retroactive effect of chapter

Delaware § 705
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat
Ch. 7SIMULTANEOUS DEATH

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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 12, § 705 (2026).

Text

This chapter shall not apply to the distribution of the property of a person who died before April 18, 1945.

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Legislative History

45 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 5 ; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 705

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Uniformity of interpretation
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