§1-102. Purposes; rule of construction
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1. Liberal construction. This Code must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 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; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 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; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 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; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
D. Facilitate use and enforcement of certain trusts; and [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
E. Make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]