§ 201 Who may make a will
§ 202 Requisites and execution of will
§ 203 Witnesses; persons competent
§ 204 Devise of real estate generally
§ 205 Devise of real estate without limitation
§ 206 After-acquired real estate
§ 207 Power of sale of executor or trustee; liability of purchaser
§ 208 Revocation of wills generally
§ 209 Revocation by divorce; no revocation by other changes or …
§ 210 Alteration, theft or destruction of will; class E felony
§ 211 Testamentary additions to trusts
§ 212 Bequest of tangible personal property by separate writing
§ 213 Rules for construction or interpretation of will
§ 214 Devolution of property; administration of decedents’ estates
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Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 12 > Chapter 2 > Subchapter I - Tenets and Principles

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequeath: To gift property by will.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Bureau: shall mean the Bureau of Prisons. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6702
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Council: means the Council on Police Training. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
  • Court: means the Court of Chancery. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: shall mean the Department of Correction. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6702
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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.
  • Police officer: means a sworn member of a police force or other law-enforcement agency of this State or of any county or municipality who is responsible for the prevention and the detection of crime and the enforcement of laws of this State or other governmental units within the State. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • real property: is synonymous with the phrase "lands, tenements and hereditaments. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302