25 Del. C. § 312
Acquisition and conveyance of title to real estate by persons of the age of 18 years or older
Any person of the age of 18 years or older who is not otherwise incompetent may contract to purchase, acquire, take, hold, sell, transfer, assign, lease, demise, encumber, or otherwise convey any estate, right, title or interest in real estate, may take title to and accept delivery of a deed, indenture, mortgage, lease, or other instrument of conveyance to any estate, right, title or interest in real estate and may execute, acknowledge and deliver a deed, indenture, mortgage, lease, or other instrument of conveyance for any interest, estate, right or title in real estate without the interference of a guardian, trustee or the like, and such deed, indenture, mortgage, lease or other instrument of conveyance for any interest, estate, right or title in real estate shall be valid and legally effective for all intents and purposes in law or in equity and shall bind that person, that person’s heirs, executors and administrators.
Amendment history
58 Del. Laws, c. 439, § 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 25-213 · Effect of transfer on death deed at transferor’s death
- 25-214 · Disclaimer
- 25-215 · Liability for creditor claims and statutory allowances
- 25-216 · Optional form of transfer on death deed
- 25-217 · Optional form of revocation
- 25-218 · Form for notice of death of transferor; filing of transferor’s…
- 25-219 · Jurisdiction
- 25-220 · Uniformity of application and construction
- 25-221 · Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National…
- 25-301 · Fines and common recoveries
- 25-302 · Bar of estate tail by deed
- 25-303 · Warranty by life tenant and collateral warranty
- 25-304 · Permanent leasehold estates as estates in fee simple
- 25-305 · Deeds by foreign corporations; recording as evidence;…
- 25-306 · Title and disposal of property by aliens
- 25-307 · Title derived through alien
- 25-308 · Validity of conveyances to or from aliens
- 25-309 · Conveyance of real estate between spouses
- 25-310 · Release of rights of curtesy or dower
- 25-311 · Conveyance of real estate to create either joint tenancy with…
- 25-312 · Acquisition and conveyance of title to real estate by persons…
- 25-313 · Contract for sale of unimproved real estate; notice to buyer…
- 25-314 · Contract requirements for the sale of real estate involving…
- 25-315 · Contracts for sale of agricultural lands
- 25-316 · Display of flags
- 25-317 · Restriction on fee collection for community amenities by…
- 25-317A · Required disclosure of financial obligations in chain of…
- 25-318 · Restrictive covenants
- 25-319 · Private transfer fee prohibition
- 25-501 · Powers of appointment; effect of rule against perpetuities
- 25-502 · Release of powers of appointment [For application of this…
- 25-503 · Rule against perpetuities
- 25-504 · Certain powers of appointment
- 25-505 · Exercise of powers of appointment
- 25-506 · Rule against accumulations
- 25-701 · Creation of estate in joint tenancy; exception
- 25-702 · Actions for use and occupation between cotenants
- 25-721 · Petition for partition; persons entitled to apply
- 25-722 · Service of summons
- 25-723 · Unknown or uncertain parties in interest; description in…