Doctrine of Worthier Title - Obsolescence of The Doctrine

Obsolescence of The Doctrine

The Doctrine of Worthier Title can be avoided by naming specific people or classes of people – e.g. "my children" – instead of using the phrase "my heirs". As such, the Doctrine of Worthier Title seldom comes into play. The doctrine has also been abolished, either by statute or by judicial decisions, in many common law jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, the rule survives, but only as a presumption or a rule of construction, that can be rebutted by evidence that the grantor meant otherwise.