Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Uniform Probate Code PART 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PROBATE AND NONPROBATE TRANSFERS

PART 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PROBATE AND NONPROBATE TRANSFERS
GENERAL COMMENT
Part 8 contains five general provisions that cut across probate and nonprobate transfers. Part 8 previously contained a sixth provision, Section 2-801, which dealt with disclaimers. Section 2-801 was replaced in 2002 by the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act, which is incorporated into the Code as Part 11 of Article 2 (Sections 2-1101 to 2-1117). To avoid renumbering the other sections in this part, Section 2-801 is reserved for possible future use.
Section 2-802 deals with the effect of divorce and separation on the right to elect against a will, exempt property and allowances, and an intestate share.
Section 2-803 spells out the legal consequence of intentional and felonious killing on the right of the killer to take as heir under wills and revocable inter-vivos transfers, such as revocable trusts and life-insurance beneficiary designations.
Section 2-804 deals with the consequences of a divorce on the right of the former spouse (and relatives of the former spouse) to take under wills and revocable inter-vivos transfers, such as revocable trusts and life-insurance beneficiary designations.
Sections 2-805 and 2-806, added in 2008, bring the reformation provisions in the Uniform Trust Code into the UPC.
Application to Pre-Existing Governing Instruments. Under Section 8-101(b), for decedents dying after the effective date of enactment, the provisions of this Code apply to governing instruments executed prior to as well as on or after the effective date of enactment. The Joint Editorial Board for the Uniform Probate Code has issued a statement concerning the constitutionality under the Contracts Clause of this feature of the Code. The statement, titled “Joint Editorial Board Statement Regarding the Constitutionality of Changes in Default Rules as Applied to Pre-Existing Documents”, can be found at 17 ACTEC Notes 184 (1991) or can be obtained from the Uniform Law Commission, www.uniformlaws.org.
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Historical Note. This General Comment was revised in 1993, 2002, and 2008.
2002 Amendment Relating to Disclaimers. In 2002, the Code’s former disclaimer provision (Section 2-801) was replaced by the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act, which is incorporated into the Code as Part 11 of Article 2 (Sections 2-1101 to 2-1117). The statutory references in this Comment to former Section 2-801 have been replaced by appropriate references to Part 11. Updating these statutory references has not changed the substance of this Comment. 

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