Except as provided in KRS 397.1006, for purposes of a donative provision of a governing instrument, an individual who is not established by clear and convincing evidence to have survived an event, including the death of another individual, by one hundred twenty (120) hours is deemed to have predeceased the event.
KRS 397.1003
Presumptions of survivorship when donative provisions of a governing instrument are affected
Known as the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
The act spans §§ 397–397 (17 sections).
Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.