Delaware House Bill 337
Session 151
An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Jointly Held Real-Estate Affidavits And Filing At The Register Of Wills.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Oct 26, 2022
Sponsors
8 Sponsors
William Bush
Spiros Mantzavinos
Kyle Evans Gay
Stephanie L. Hansen
Bryan Townsend
Krista Griffith
Sean M. Lynn
Sherry Dorsey Walker
First Action
Mar 15, 2022
Latest Action
Oct 26, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
337
State
Delaware
Session
151
checkPassed on April 14, 2022
Motion Text
SM
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Stephanie T. Bolden
Yes
Other
Other
Yes
Summary
This Act makes it easier to properly clear title to real property after a person dies if the person held real property jointly with the right of survivorship. With more frequency, a deceased person may die as a resident in a county that is different from the county in which the deceased owned real property. This Act provides relief to those who are the surviving joint owner of a person who died in a county that is different than the county where the real property is located. The surviving joint owner of real property may not have anything to do with the deceased person’s estate, or the probate of it, making it difficult for the surviving joint owner to obtain exemplified copies from different states or countries, which results in the loss of valuable time and money to the surviving joint owner.
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10/26/2022
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/28/2022
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
05/11/2022
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
04/14/2022
Senate
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
04/14/2022
House
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
04/05/2022
House
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
03/15/2022
House
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Mar 15, 2022 7:01:54 PM
Record Updated
Oct 30, 2022 7:42:31 AM