Knowledge of death regarding an owner‘s interest in property may be identified through any source, including a declaration of death, death certificate, a comparison of the holder‘s records against the Social Security death master file, or other equivalent resources.

81 Del. Laws, c. 1, § 2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1137

  • Holder: means any person having possession, custody, or control of the property of another person and includes a post office, a depository, a bailee, a trustee, a receiver or other liquidating officer, a fiduciary, a governmental department, institution or agency, a municipal corporation and the fiscal officers thereof, a public utility, service corporation, and every other legal entity incorporated or created under the laws of this State or doing business in this State. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1130
  • Owner: means a person, or the person's legal representative when acting on behalf of the person, that has a legal, beneficial, or equitable interest in property subject to this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1130
  • Property: means tangible property described in § 1134 of this title or a fixed and certain interest in intangible property held, issued, or owed in the course of a holder's business or by a government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1130
  • Security: means any of the following:

    a. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1130

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