# KRS § 381.070: 381.070 Estates tail converted into estates in fee -- Limitation on

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 381.070
- **Heading:** 381.070 Estates tail converted into estates in fee -- Limitation on
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.070

## Text

381.070 Estates tail converted into estates in fee -- Limitation on.

All estates heretofore or hereafter created, which, in former times, would have been

deemed estates entailed, shall henceforth be held to be estates in fee simple; and every

limitation on such an estate shall be held valid, if it would be valid when limited upon an

estate in fee simple.

## Nearby sections

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