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contingent legacy

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A quick definition of contingent legacy:

A contingent legacy is a type of gift that is given through a will, but it depends on something uncertain happening before it can be given. For example, if someone leaves money to their granddaughter "if she attains the age of 21," the granddaughter will only receive the money if she reaches that age. If she doesn't, the money will go to someone else. This is different from an absolute legacy, which is given without any conditions and can be received immediately.

A more thorough explanation:

A contingent legacy is a type of gift given through a will, usually of personal property or money, that depends on an uncertain event and has not yet vested. This means that the gift will only be given if the event specified in the will occurs.

For example, a grandfather may leave a contingent legacy to his granddaughter "if she attains the age of 21." This means that the granddaughter will only receive the gift if she reaches the age of 21.

Contingent legacies are different from absolute legacies, which are given without any conditions and are intended to vest immediately. They are also different from conditional legacies, which will take effect or be defeated subject to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a specific event.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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