Section 1-102 - Purposes; rule of construction1.Liberal construction. This Code must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
2.Purposes and policies. The underlying purposes and policies of this Code are to:A. Simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and incapacitated persons; [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]B. Discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in the distribution of the decedent's property; [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]C. Promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating the estate of the decedent and making distribution to the decedent's successors; [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]D. Facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts; and [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]E. Make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).] [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-14, eff. 6/20/2019.Added by 2018, c. 402,§ A-2, eff. 7/1/2019.