Michigan Compiled Laws 386-1998-ii-6 Part 6 Rules Of Construction Applicable Only To Wills (700.2601...700.2608)

• Section 700.2601 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) “Alternative devise” means a devise that is expressly created by the will and, under the terms of the...
• Section 700.2602 Scope; Passage Of Property And After-acquired Property.
  (1) In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in this part control the construction of a will....
• Section 700.2603 Substitute Gift.
  (1) If a devisee fails to survive the testator and is a grandparent, a grandparent's descendant, or a stepchild of either the testator or...
• Section 700.2604 Failure Of Testamentary Provision.
  (1) Except as provided in section 2603, a devise, other than a residuary devise, that fails for any reason becomes a part of the...
• Section 700.2605 Increase In Securities; Accessions.
  (1) If a testator executes a will that devises securities and the testator then owns securities that meet the description in the will, the...
• Section 700.2606 Nonademption Of Specific Devises; Unpaid Proceeds Of Sale, Condemnation, Or Insurance; Sale By Conservator Or Agent.
  (1) A specific devisee has a right to the specifically devised property in the testator's estate at death and all of the following: (a)...
• Section 700.2607 Nonexoneration.
  A specific devise and a transfer under an exercise of a power of appointment that is equivalent to a specific devise, including the exercise...
• Section 700.2608 Ademption By Satisfaction.
  (1) Property a testator gave in his or her lifetime to a person is treated as a satisfaction of a devise in whole or...

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