(2-710) Worthier-title doctrine abolished
N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-09.1-10
in effect30.1-09.1-10. (2-710) Worthier-title doctrine abolished
The doctrine of worthier title is abolished as a rule of law and as a rule of construction.
Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the
transferor's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "distributees", "relatives", "family", or language of
similar import does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t30-1c09-1.pdf#nameddest=30p1-09p1-10Fetched: 10/16/2026
