SECTION 2-104. REQUIREMENT OF SURVIVAL BY 120 HOURS; INDIVIDUAL IN GESTATION Uniform Probate Code

SECTION 2-104. REQUIREMENT OF SURVIVAL BY 120 HOURS; INDIVIDUAL IN GESTATION Uniform Probate Code
(a) [Requirement of Survival by 120 Hours; Individual in Gestation.] For purposes of intestate succession, homestead allowance, and exempt property, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the following rules apply:
(1) An individual born before a decedent’s death who fails to survive the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent. If it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that an individual born before a decedent’s death survived the decedent by 120 hours, it is deemed that the individual failed to survive for the required period.
(2) An individual in gestation at a decedent’s death is deemed to be living at the decedent’s death if the individual lives 120 hours after birth. If it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that an individual in gestation at the decedent’s death lived 120 hours after birth, it is deemed that the individual failed to survive for the required period.
(b) [Section Inapplicable If Estate Would Pass to State.] This section does not apply if its application would cause the estate to pass to the state under Section 2-105.
Comment
This section avoids multiple administrations and in some instances prevents the property from passing to persons not desired by the decedent. See Halbach &Waggoner, The UPC’s New Survivorship and Antilapse Provisions, 55 Alb. L. Rev. 1091, 1094-1099 (1992). The 120 hour period will not delay the administration of a decedent’s estate because Sections 3-302 and 3-307 prevent informal issuance of letters for a period of five days from death. Subsection (b) prevents the survivorship requirement from defeating inheritance by the last eligible relative of the intestate who survives for any period.
In the case of a surviving spouse who survives the 120-hour period, the 120-hour requirement of survivorship does not disqualify the spouse’s intestate share for the federal estate- tax marital deduction. See Int. Rev. Code § 2056(b)(3).
2008 Revisions. In 2008, this section was reorganized, revised, and combined with former Section 2-108. What was contained in former Section 2-104 now appears as subsections

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(a)(1) and (b). What was contained in former Section 2-108 now appears as subsection (a)(2). Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) now distinguish between an individual who was born before the decedent’s death and an individual who was in gestation at the decedent’s death. With respect to an individual who was born before the decedent’s death, it must be established by clear and convincing evidence that the individual survived the decedent by 120 hours. For a comparable provision applicable to wills and other governing instruments, see Section 2-702. With respect to an individual who was in gestation at the decedent’s death, it must be established by clear and convincing evidence that the individual lived for 120 hours after birth. For a comparable provision applicable to wills and other governing instruments, see Section 2-705(g).
Historical Note. This Comment was revised in 2008.
SECTION 2-105. NO TAKER. If there is no taker under the provisions of this [article], the intestate estate passes to the state.