West Virginia Code 41-3-2 – When advancement deemed satisfaction of devise or bequest
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
A provision for or advancement to any person shall be deemed a satisfaction in whole or in part of a devise or bequest to such person, contained in a previous will, if it would be so deemed in case the devisee or legatee were the child of the testator; and whether he be a child or not, it shall be so deemed in all cases in which it shall appear from parol or other evidence to have been so intended.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 41-3-2
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.