# KRS § 381.080: 381.080 Construction of "without heirs," "without children" or "issue" in deed or will

> Kentucky · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXXII_C381_S381.080

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 381.080
- **Heading:** 381.080 Construction of "without heirs," "without children" or "issue" in deed or will
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 381 / Section 381.080

## Text

381.080 Construction of "without heirs," "without children" or "issue" in deed or

will.

Unless a different purpose is plainly expressed in the instrument, every limitation in a

deed or will contingent upon a person dying "without heirs," or "without children" or

"issue," or other words of like import, shall be construed a limitation to take effect when

such person dies, unless the object on which the contingency is made to depend is then

living, or, if a child of his body, such child is born within ten (10) months next thereafter.

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