N.Y. General Municipal Law 146 – Devises and bequests restricted
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§ 146. Devises and bequests restricted. This article shall not be construed or held to authorize any devise or bequest whatever of more than one-half of the estate of the testator or testatrix over and above the payment of debts, liabilities and expenses, in case he or she shall leave a husband, wife, child, descendant, or parent him or her surviving. The validity of a devise or bequest for more than such one-half may be contested only by a surviving husband, wife, child, descendant or parent.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Municipal Law 146
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Testatrix: The female counterpart of a testator.