(a) If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property to which sections 45a-458 to 45a-466, inclusive, apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent.(b) If a personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent has apparent title to property to which sections 45a-458 to 45a-466, inclusive, apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the surviving spouse.(c) A purchaser for value or a lender shall not be required to inquire whether a vendor or borrower acted properly.(d) The proceeds of a sale or creation of a security interest shall be treated in the same manner as the property transferred to the purchaser for value or a lender.(P.A. 85-340, S. 7.)History: Sec. 45-298g transferred to Sec. 45a-464 in 1991. (a) If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property to which sections 45a-458 to 45a-466, inclusive, apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent.(b) If a personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent has apparent title to property to which sections 45a-458 to 45a-466, inclusive, apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the surviving spouse.(c) A purchaser for value or a lender shall not be required to inquire whether a vendor or borrower acted properly.(d) The proceeds of a sale or creation of a security interest shall be treated in the same manner as the property transferred to the purchaser for value or a lender.(P.A. 85-340, S. 7.)History: Sec. 45-298g transferred to Sec. 45a-464 in 1991.
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