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KRS Chapter 394.00

  • .010   "Will" defined.

  • .020   Persons competent to make -- What may be disposed of.

  • .030   Minor can make will, when.

  • .035   Uniform disclaimer of transfers under nontestamentary instruments.

  • .040   Requisites of a valid will.

  • .050   Repealed, 1972.

  • .060   Devise or bequest extends to an execution of power.

  • .065   Validity of trust, devise or legacy not affected by specified provisions.

  • .070   Appointment by will in exercise of a power -- When valid.

  • .075   Repealed, 1998.

  • .076   Uniform testamentary additions to trust act.

  • .080   Revocation of will -- How effected.

  • .090   Nonrevocation of will by marriage of testator.

  • .092   Effect of divorce or annulment of marriage of testator.

  • .095   Repealed, 1982.

  • .100   Revoked will may be revived, how.

  • .110   Will may be deposited with clerk for safekeeping.

  • .120   Validity of nonresident's will.

  • .130   Will not admissible as evidence until probated -- Effect of probate.

  • .140   Will probated in district court -- Venue.

  • .145   Application for probate of will.

  • .150   Probate of nonresident's will.

  • .160   Court may compel production of a will.

  • .170   Propounder of will may have interested parties summoned.

  • .180   Court may order interested parties summoned.

  • .190   Summons or warning order -- Persons under disability.

  • .200   Creditors and executors are competent witnesses.

  • .210   Attesting witness -- Effect of subsequent incompetency of or devise to.

  • .220   Court may probate will without summoning parties.

  • .225   Self-proved will.

  • .230   Deposition of subscribing witness -- When and how may be taken.

  • .235   Proof of will where witnesses unavailable.

  • .240   Actions in Circuit Court -- Time in which to be brought -- Filing notice of proceeding.

  • .250   When action in circuit court stays proceedings under will -- Court may stop distribution.

  • .260   Proceedings in Circuit Court.

  • .270   Evidence given on probate may be read at trial.

  • .280   Nonresidents, persons not parties and infants may have retrial -- Time -- Extent of.

  • .290   Repealed, 1960.

  • .295   Vacation or modification of judgment upon discovery of later will.

  • .300   Recording of wills.

  • .310   Original will may be withdrawn from court, when.

  • .320   Repealed, 1980.

  • .330   Will speaks as of time testator dies.

  • .340   General devise of land includes all interests therein owned by testator.

  • .350   Conveyance or act subsequent to will -- Effect as to interest owned at death.

  • .360   Conversion or removal of devised property not an ademption unless intended.

  • .370   Advancement, when deemed satisfaction of devise.

  • .380   Repealed, 1972.

  • .382   Share of pretermitted child.

  • .390   Repealed, 1972.

  • .400   Issue of dead devisee or legatee take parent's share.

  • .410   Death of part of group of devisees before testator -- Children includes grandchildren.

  • .420   Contribution, when devised estate used for payment of testator's debt.

  • .430   Residuary and other legatees not entitled to contribution.

  • .440   Specific and general devises -- Distinction.

  • .450   Contribution when title to estate devised to heir fails.

  • .460   Posthumous child -- How share made up.

  • .470   Posthumous child to make contribution.

  • .480   Contribution when curtesy or dower taken from devise.

  • .490   Law as to property devised subject to lien.

  • .500   Void or lapsed devise included in residuary devise.

  • .510   Obligee has lien on devise charged with obligation.

  • .520   Specific legacy -- When payable.

  • .530   Purchaser of trust estate -- When required to see to application.

  • .540   Contract to make a will, not to revoke a will or to die intestate.

  • .550   Stock legacy to include split shares, dividends, and shares issued in merger and exchange.

    • Disclaimer of Transfers at Death

  • .610   Right to disclaim succession.

  • .620   Time and place of filing disclaimer.

  • .630   Effect of disclaimer.

  • .640   Waiver and bar.

  • .650   Exclusiveness of remedy.

  • .660   Repealed, 1982.

  • .670   Uniformity of application and construction.

  • .680   Short title.

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