If the property interest being disclaimed is an interest in real property, the disclaimer shall be acknowledged in the manner provided for deeds of real property. The disclaimer shall not be valid as against any person, except the beneficiary, the heirs and devisees of the beneficiary, and any other person having actual notice of the disclaimer, unless an original thereof, or an attested copy thereof if the original is required to be filed elsewhere, is recorded in the office for recording of deeds for the county or district in which the real property is located.

63 Del. Laws, c. 448, § ?1; 70 Del Laws, c. 186,, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 302, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 613

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Disclaimer: means the refusal to accept an interest in or power over property. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 602
  • Person: means an individual, living, deceased or unborn, ascertained or unascertained, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or any governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 602
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: is synonymous with the phrase "lands, tenements and hereditaments. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302