Delaware § 1916 - Transition concerning real and personal property.

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§ 1916. Transition concerning real and personal property.

(a) If, before June 25, 1997, an estate or interest in real or personal property was purportedly transferred to a nonprofit association, on June 25, 1997, the estate or interest vests in the nonprofit association unless the parties have treated the transfer as ineffective.

(b) If, before June 25, 1997, the transfer vested the estate or interest in another person to hold the estate or interest as a fiduciary for the benefit of the nonprofit association, its members, or both, on or after June 25, 1997, the fiduciary may transfer the estate or interest to the nonprofit association in its name, or the nonprofit association, by appropriate proceedings, may require that the estate or interest be transferred to it in its name.

71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1; 

Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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