North Dakota Statutes
§ 30.1-20-05 — (2-517, 3-905) Penalty clause for contest
North Dakota § 30.1-20-05
JurisdictionNorth Dakota
Title 30.1Uniform Probate Code
Ch. 30.1-20Special Provisions Relating to Distribution
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Bluebook
N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-20-05 (2026).
Text
A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or
instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for
instituting proceedings.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 30.1-01-01
(1-101) Short title§ 30.1-01-02
(1-102) Purposes - Rule of construction§ 30.1-01-03
(1-106) Effect of fraud and evasion§ 30.1-01-04
(1-107) Evidence of death or status§ 30.1-01-05
(1-108) Acts by holder of general power§ 30.1-01-06
(1-201) General definitions§ 30.1-02-01
(1-301) Territorial application§ 30.1-02-02
(1-302) Subject matter jurisdiction§ 30.1-02-03
(1-303) Venue - Multiple proceedings - Transfer§ 30.1-02-04
(1-304) Practice in court§ 30.1-02-05
(1-305) Records and certified copies§ 30.1-02-06
(1-307) Powers§ 30.1-02-06.1
(1-308) Appeals§ 30.1-02-07
(1-310) Oath or affirmation on filed documents§ 30.1-03-01
(1-401) Notice - Method and time of givingCite This Page — Counsel Stack
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North Dakota § 30.1-20-05, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/30.1-20-05.