Reformation
N.D. Cent. Code § 47-02-27.3
in effect47-02-27.3. Reformation
Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner
that most closely approximates the transferor's manifested plan of distribution and is within the
ninety years allowed under subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 47-02-27.1, subdivision b of
subsection 2 of section 47-02-27.1, and subdivision b of subsection 3 of section 47-02-27.1, if:
1. A contingent property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under
section 47-02-27.1;
2. A class gift is not but might become invalid under section 47-02-27.1 and the time has
arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or
enjoyment; or
3. A contingent property interest that is not validated by subdivision a of subsection 1 of
section 47-02-27.1 can vest but not within ninety years after its creation.
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