New York § 146 - 146Devises and bequests restricted
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 146 — 146Devises and bequests restricted, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 146. 146Devises and bequests restricted
§ 146. Devises and bequests restricted. This article shall not be construed or held to authorize any devise or bequest whatever of more than one-half of the estate of the testator or testatrix over and above the payment of debts, liabilities and expenses, in case he or she shall leave a husband, wife, child, descendant, or parent him or her surviving. The validity of a devise or bequest for more than such one-half may be contested only by a surviving husband, wife, child, descendant or parent.
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Section 146 ("146Devises and bequests restricted") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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