Section 45-2-710 - Worthier-title doctrine abolished

The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's 'heirs', 'heirs at law', 'next of kin', 'distributees', 'relatives' or 'family' or language of similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor. History: 1978 Comp., § 45-2-710, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 174, § 58. ANNOTATIONSOfficial comments. — See Commissioners on Uniform State Law official comment to 2-710 UPC.