2025 Session
Last amended: 1978 session
§ 524.2-1008 — Source and Construction
Plain-Language Summary
The international will provisions come from an international treaty and should be interpreted consistently with how other countries interpret the same rules.
524.2-1008 SOURCE AND CONSTRUCTION.
Sections 524.2-1001 to 524.2-1007 derive from Annex to Convention of October 26, 1973, Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will. In interpreting and applying sections 524.2-1001 to 524.2-1007, regard shall be had to its international origin and to the need for uniformity in its interpretation.
History:
History: History:
1978 c 525 s 9
Practical Notes
Courts interpreting international will rules should look at how other countries apply the same treaty provisions, to keep the law consistent across borders.