2025 Session
Last amended: 1973 session
§ 525.2221 — Wills Not Affected
Plain-Language Summary
If a will was written before June 1, 1973 and uses terms like 'minority' or 'majority,' those terms keep the legal meaning they had when the will was written, even if the law changed later.
525.2221 WILLS NOT AFFECTED.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of any will executed prior to June 1, 1973 relating to ones “minority” or “majority” or other related terms shall be governed by the definitions of such terms existing at the time of the execution of the will.
History:
History: History:
1973 c 725 s 86
Practical Notes
Relevant for interpreting old wills that reference age-related legal terms.