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Ademption by Extinction
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Ademption by extinction occurs when a testator
devises
a specific piece of property in his
will
and the
testator
no longer owns that property at his death. That specifically devised property is therefore adeemed, and the devise fails.
Uniform Probate Code § 2-606 (2006)
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