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fideicommissary heir

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A quick definition of fideicommissary heir:

A fideicommissary heir is someone who inherits property from a direct heir. In simpler terms, if someone passes away and leaves property to their child, but that child has passed away, the child's child (grandchild of the deceased) would be the fideicommissary heir. It's like inheriting something from your grandparent because your parent passed away before they could inherit it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A fideicommissary heir is a beneficiary of property who succeeds the direct (original) heir in Roman and civil law.

Example: In a fideicommissum, the testator (person making the will) leaves property to a direct heir with the condition that the property will pass to a fideicommissary heir after the direct heir's death. For example, a father may leave his property to his son with the condition that the property will pass to his grandson (son's son) after the son's death. In this case, the grandson is the fideicommissary heir.

Explanation: The fideicommissary heir is a beneficiary who succeeds the direct heir in Roman and civil law. In the example given, the grandson is not the direct heir but will inherit the property after the death of the direct heir (son). The fideicommissary heir is a common concept in civil law jurisdictions and is used to ensure that property remains in the family line.

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you too haha, i was super surprised to have received one so early not gonna lie
i heard the group interview is really chill and I'm kinda excited to do it
seems cool
13:14
Yeah, 7sage has a page that talks about the questions for each schools interview, GULC's seems unique
13:15
Idk how much of an effect it has on admissions chances but should be cool either way
ive heard the conversion rate for gulc group interview is pretty high even moreso if you have the stats
it's hard to say but i've also heard that the group interview is harder to get than the alumni interview. but who really knows tbh
im p sure they don't interview everyone and getting one this early should be a great sign!
13:16
Yeah I've heard the same ab the group interview
13:17
So maybe I'll see you in D.C. a year from now lmao
initiallaw
13:32
Speaking of stat twins kazuyamishima were exact stat twins lol
17:13
Anyone going to the UGA zoom thing on the 22nd?
17:16
My bad, 24th*
Idk, what's it for?
@Law-Guy: How'd you get the Vandy fee waiver?
17:32
What does going ur3 in 3 days mean at Uva 😅
that you will get UR2 in 3 more
17:33
somethings gotta give
I’m new. What’s the UR and UR2?
17:35
I already went ur2. It’s the 3rd status date change
17:35
@RustyWrangler: attend one of their virtual info sessions and they'll send you a fee waiver
@Law-Guy: Awesome, thanks! I'll sign up rn!
i'm not entirely sure
They've recently been sending a lot of interview invites
It means status change?
17:47
Someone said there is a wl/r wave coming but how can that even be predicted 😭
17:48
Where?
Quillinit
17:50
This is obviously not true for UVA. Past years show they don't send any non A results until December
boglue
18:05
this is gonna sound so dumb but what do yall mean when you say date change
18:07
So the date under “application under review” changes with each reader.
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