If any person, being at the time of death seized or possessed of any real or personal estate within this State, dies intestate, without heirs or any known kindred who can inherit and hold the intestate’s estate, such estate is escheat to the State, subject to all legal demands on the same.

Code 1852, § ?1587; Code 1915, § ?123; Code 1935, § ?112; 42 Del. Laws, c. 57, § ?1; 12 Del. C. 1953, § ?1101; 49 Del. Laws, c. 51; 60 Del. Laws, c. 292, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1101

  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Person: means an individual; estate; business association; public corporation; government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; or other legal entity. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1130
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1130
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