§ 1-1.5 Application

Unless otherwise stated therein, the provisions of this chapter apply
to the estates, and to instruments making dispositions or appointments
thereof, of persons living on its effective date or born subsequent
thereto, without regard to the date of execution of any such instrument;
except that the provisions of this chapter shall not impair or defeat
any rights which have accrued under dispositions or appointments in
effect prior to its effective date.