If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property to which KRS § 391.210 to KRS § 391.260 applies, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent. If a personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent has apparent title to property to which KRS § 391.210 to KRS § 391.260 applies, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the surviving spouse. A purchaser for value or a lender need not inquire whether a vendor or borrower acted properly. The proceeds of a sale or creation of a security interest shall be treated in the same manner as the property transferred to the purchaser for value or a lender.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 1(6).