Any misnomer shall not defeat or annul any gift, grant, devise or bequest to the Department if it sufficiently appears by the will, conveyance or other writing that the party making the same intended to pass and convey to the Department or to any commission, board, department, authority, council or agency, to which, by this chapter, the powers, duties and functions have been transferred to the Department, the estate or interest therein expressed or described.

29 Del. C. 1953, § ?7929; 57 Del. Laws, c. 301, § ?1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 551, § ?1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 136, § ?3; 60 Del. Laws, c. 251, § ?6;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7927

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 7972
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.