Idaho Statutes
§ 15-2-603 — RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND INTENTION
Idaho § 15-2-603
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 15UNIFORM PROBATE CODE
Part 6.RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Ch. 2INTESTATE SUCCESSION — WILLS
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Idaho Code § 15-2-603 (2026).
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The intention of a testator as expressed in his will controls the legal effect of his dispositions. The rules of construction expressed in the succeeding sections of this Part apply unless a contrary intention is indicated by the will.
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Legislative History
[I.C., sec. 15-2-603, as added by 1971, ch. 111, sec. 1, p. 233.]
Nearby Sections
15
§ 15-1-101
SHORT TITLE§ 15-1-102
PURPOSES — RULE OF CONSTRUCTION§ 15-1-104
SEVERABILITY§ 15-1-105
CONSTRUCTION AGAINST IMPLIED REPEAL§ 15-1-106
EFFECT OF FRAUD AND EVASION§ 15-1-107
EVIDENCE AS TO DEATH OR STATUS§ 15-1-108
ACTS BY HOLDER OF GENERAL POWER§ 15-1-201
GENERAL DEFINITIONS§ 15-1-301
TERRITORIAL APPLICATION§ 15-1-303
VENUE — MULTIPLE PROCEEDINGS — TRANSFER§ 15-1-305
RECORDS AND CERTIFIED COPIES§ 15-1-305A
RECORDING PERMITTED — EFFECT§ 15-1-306
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