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524.2-513 SEPARATE WRITING IDENTIFYING BEQUEST OF TANGIBLE PROPERTY.
A will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal
property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money and coin collections,
and property used in trade or business. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the
intended disposition, the writing must be referred to in the will, must be either in the handwriting
of the testator or be signed by the testator, and must describe the items and the devisees with
reasonable certainty. The writing may be referred to as one to be in existence at the time of the
testator's death; it may be prepared before or after the execution of the will; it may be altered by
the testator after its preparation; and it may be a writing which has no significance apart from its
effect upon the dispositions made by the will.
A writing may include multiple writings and if an item of tangible personal property is
disposed of to different persons by different writings, the most recent writing controls the
disposition of the item.
History: 1975 c 347 s 22; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 362 s 2
A will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal
property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money and coin collections,
and property used in trade or business. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the
intended disposition, the writing must be referred to in the will, must be either in the handwriting
of the testator or be signed by the testator, and must describe the items and the devisees with
reasonable certainty. The writing may be referred to as one to be in existence at the time of the
testator's death; it may be prepared before or after the execution of the will; it may be altered by
the testator after its preparation; and it may be a writing which has no significance apart from its
effect upon the dispositions made by the will.
A writing may include multiple writings and if an item of tangible personal property is
disposed of to different persons by different writings, the most recent writing controls the
disposition of the item.
History: 1975 c 347 s 22; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 362 s 2
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