PROBATE

  How construed, 853.31

  Inter vivos gifts, when advancement, 853.19

  Non-ademption in certain cases, 853.35

  Securities construed as specific, 853.33, 853.35 (6)

  Specific gifts, preferred to residuary, 777.21

  When advancement, valuation, 853.19

  When not to lapse, 853.27

Guardian, nomination, 880.09 (5)

Homicide, killer not to be beneficiary, 853.11 (3m)

Insurance on property, proceeds, non-ademption, 853.35 (2)

Insurance or annuity, effect of will on, 853.17, 853.18

Issue:

  After-born or omitted, 853.25

  Beneficiary, rights of, 853.27

Joint wills, 853.13

Lapse statute, 853.27

Legacy:

  Lapse, provision against, 853.27

  Unclaimed, disposition, 863.39

Life insurance, effect of will provision changing beneficiary, 853.17

Living trusts, see Trusts, under this subhead

Living will, see Natural Death

Lost will, how proved, 856.17

Marriage, subsequent, may revoke, 853.11 (2)

Marriage annulment, automatic revocation, 853.11 (3)

Non-ademption of specific gifts, 853.35

Nonprobate transfers on death, 705.20 to 705.30

Nonresidents execution, within this state, 853.05

Order admitting, 856.19

Powers of appointment:  
See also Powers of Appointment

  Intent to exercise, 702.03 (2)

Presumption that instrument passes all of testator's interest in property, 853.31

Probate of wills, see Probate - 12. Opening Estates

Proof of will:

  After letters issued, 857.19

  Lost or destroyed, 856.17

  Necessary to pass estate, 856.13

  Outside county, 856.15 (2) to (4)

  Uncontested will, 856.15

Proxy, signing by, 853.03

Revival of revoked instrument, 853.11 (6)

Revocation, 853.01, 853.11

Safekeeping in court, 853.09, 856.03

Sale of subject of specific gift prior to death, 853.35 (3)

Securities:

  Construed as specific gifts, 853.33, 853.35 (6)

  Definition, 853.35 (6)

Special provisions, restriction on personal representative's power to sell, mortgage or lease, effect, 860.11

Suppressing or secreting will, penalty, 856.05 (3)

Testamentary guardian, nomination, 880.09 (5)

Trusts:

  Living trusts, effect of wills on transfers to, 701.08

  Testamentary trustees, transfers to, 701.09

  Testamentary trusts, 701.16

Witnesses, 853.03, 853.07

  Rights and liabilities, 777.41