EPTL 1-2.14 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1-2.13 Personal representative up PART 2 Definitions next SECTION 1-2.15 Property Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1-2.14 Per stirpes Estates, Powers & Trusts (EPT) CHAPTER 17-B, ARTICLE 1, PART 2 § 1-2.14 Per stirpes A per stirpes disposition or distribution of property is made to persons who take as issue of a deceased ancestor in the following manner: The property so passing is divided into as many equal shares as there are (i) surviving issue in the generation nearest to the deceased ancestor which contains one or more surviving issue and (ii) deceased issue in the same generation who left surviving issue, if any. Each surviving member in such nearest generation is allocated one share. The share of a deceased issue in such nearest generation who left surviving issue shall be distributed in the same manner to such issue.