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N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 146 — Devises and bequests restricted
N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 146
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- Statute
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- New York General Municipal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 146. Devises and bequests restricted. This article shall not be construed or held to authorize any devise or bequest whatever of more than one-half of the estate of the testator or testatrix over and above the payment of debts, liabilities and expenses, in case he or she shall leave a husband,…
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N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 146 — Devises and bequests restricted is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 146. Devises and bequests restricted. This article shall not be construed or held to authorize any devise or bequest whatever of more than one-half of the estate of the testator or testatrix over and above the payment of debts, liabilities and expenses, in case he or she shall leave a husband, wife, child, descendant, or parent him or her surviving. The validity of a devise or bequest for more than such one-half may be contested only by a surviving husband, wife, child, descendant or parent.