North Dakota Code 30.1-09.1-11 – (2-711) Future interests in heirs and like
If an applicable statute or a governing instrument calls for a present or future distribution to or creates a present or future interest in a designated individual‘s “heirs”, “heirs at law”, “next of kin”, “relatives”, or “family”, or language of similar import, the property passes to those persons, including the state, and in such shares as would succeed to the designated individual’s intestate estate under the intestate succession law of the designated individual’s domicile if the designated individual died when the disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment. If the designated individual’s surviving spouse is living but is remarried at the time the disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment, the surviving spouse is not an heir of the designated individual.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 30.1-09.1-11
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.