Statute · New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 2-1.2 — Issue to take per capita, per stirpes or by representation
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 2-1.2
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- New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2-1.2 Issue to take per capita, per stirpes or by representation
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N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 2-1.2 — Issue to take per capita, per stirpes or by representation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2-1.2 Issue to take per capita, per stirpes or by representation
(a) Instruments executed prior to September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two. Whenever a disposition of property is made to "issue", such issue, if in equal degree of consanguinity to their common ancestor, take per capita, but if in unequal degree, per stirpes, unless a contrary intention is expressed.
(b) Instruments executed on or after September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two. Whenever a disposition of property is made to "issue", such issue take by representation as defined in 1-2.16, unless a contrary intention is expressed.