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CHAPTER 9—INTERPRETATION OF WILLS Sec. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. Sec. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197.
Rules of interpretation Several testamentary instruments; intent Every expression to be given some effect; avoidance of intestacy Ambiguity and doubts; construction as a whole; irreconcilable parts. Clear bequest; effect of reasons or other parts of will
Ascertainment of intention Ordinary sense of words; technical words Words of donation or of limitation; disposition to heirs, etc
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CHAPTER 11—EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS Words referring to death or survivorship Bequest to a class; after-born children Bequest of all property; power to devise Residuary disposition Mistakes and omissions; extrinsic evidence; oral declarations Vesting of bequests Plural legatees
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CHAPTER 13—CONDITIONS AND REMAINDERS Sec.
231. 232. 233. 234.
Death of legatee of limited interest Conditional disposition defined Condition precedent; construction; operation Condition subsequent; operation
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CHAPTER 15—LEGACIES AND INTERESTS Sec.
261. 262. 263. 264.
Nature and designations of legacies Bequest of interest or income; time of accrual Time legacies due; interest; commencement of annuities Construction of chapter
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PART 2—SUCCESSION; ESCHEAT; SIMULTANEOUS DEATHS CHAPTER
31. SUCCESSION GENERALLY 33. ESCHEAT 35. SIMULTANEOUS DEATHS
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CHAPTER 31—SUCCESSION GENERALLY SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Succession defined
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SUBCHAPTER II—COMMUNITY PROPERTY
621. Title of surviving spouse; portion subject to testamentary disposition or succession 522. Community property subject to administration; exception; husband's control after death of wife
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SUBCHAPTER H I — S E P A R A T E PROPERTY
541. 542. 543. 544. 545.
Succession controlled by contract and Code Distribution to surviving spouse and issue Distribution to issue where no surviving spouse Distribution where no issue. _ Distribution to surviving spouse where no issue or immediate relatives 546. Distribution to immediate family where neither issue nor spouse 547. Distribution to next of kin where no spouse, issue or immediate family
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