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Simple English definitions for legal terms

A quick definition of estate in remainder:

An estate in remainder is a type of future interest in property that goes to someone other than the person who created the estate or their heirs. It happens after the initial holder's estate ends. For example, if a grant is "to A for life, and then to B," B's future interest is a remainder. There are different types of remainders, such as vested and contingent remainders, cross-remainders, and charitable remainders. A vested remainder goes to an ascertained person and is not subject to a condition precedent, while a contingent remainder is subject to a condition precedent or owned by unascertainable persons.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Estate in remainder refers to a future interest in a third person, who is not the creator of the estate, its initial holder, or their heirs. This person is intended to take over the property after the natural termination of the preceding estate. For example, if a grant is “to A for life, and then to B,” B's future interest is a remainder. If there is only one preceding estate and the remainder vests on that estate's expiration, the remainder is also termed an executed estate.

Examples:

  • “To A for life, and then to B” - B's future interest in the property is a remainder.
  • “To A for life, and then to A's children” - A's children have a contingent remainder in the property, as their interest is subject to the condition precedent of surviving A.
  • “To A for life, and then to B if B graduates from college before A dies” - B's interest in the property is a contingent remainder, as it is subject to the condition precedent of graduating from college before A's death.

The examples illustrate how a remainder is a future interest in a property that arises in a third person after the natural termination of the preceding estate. The type of remainder (vested, contingent, defeasible, etc.) depends on the language used in the grant and any conditions or contingencies attached to the interest.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] 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
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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