Demonstrative disposition · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1-2.3 Demonstrative disposition
A demonstrative disposition is a testamentary disposition of property to be taken out of specified or identified property.
A demonstrative disposition is a gift by will that must be taken from specifically identified property, rather than from the estate generally. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.