General disposition · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1-2.8 General disposition
A general disposition is a testamentary disposition of property not amounting to a demonstrative, residuary or specific disposition.
A general disposition is a gift by will that is not demonstrative, residuary, or specific; it does not fall into any of those 3 defined categories. ★
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.