Part 1

Adoption
Chapter 4

Status of Adopted Children

Meaning of disposition
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1
This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.
2
A disposition includes the conferring of a power of appointment and any other disposition of an interest in or right over property; and in this subsection a power of appointment includes any discretionary power to transfer a beneficial interest in property without the furnishing of valuable consideration.
3
This Chapter applies to an oral disposition as if contained in an instrument made when the disposition was made.
4
The date of death of a testator is the date at which a will or codicil is to be regarded as made.
5
The provisions of the law of intestate succession applicable to the estate of a deceased person are to be treated as if contained in an instrument executed by him (while of full capacity) immediately before his death.