Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 214 – Devolution of property; administration of decedents’ estates
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Solely for the purposes of determining the rights of any person to property of a decedent, it shall be presumed that tangible personal property acquired
(1) By a decedent through gift or inheritance, or
(2) Solely with the funds of the decedent, or
(3) Acquired by the decedent before marriage to the surviving spouse, is the sole property of the decedent notwithstanding that such property consists of household goods or that any such property was subject to joint possession and use by a decedent and the surviving spouse.
66 Del. Laws, c. 372, § ?1; 70 Del Laws, c. 186,, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 214
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.