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Residuary beneficiary

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A quick definition of Residuary beneficiary:

A residuary beneficiary is someone who gets anything left over from a will or trust after all the other things have been given to specific people. It's like getting the last piece of cake after everyone else has had a slice. This leftover property is called a residuary bequest. Sometimes, if a residuary beneficiary does something wrong to get the property, a court might say they can't have it.

A more thorough explanation:

A residuary beneficiary is a person who receives any property from a will or trust that is not specifically left to another designated beneficiary. This means that if the testator (the person who made the will) did not name a specific person to receive a certain asset or property, that asset or property will go to the residuary beneficiary.

For example, if a person's will states that their house goes to their daughter, their car goes to their son, and the rest of their property goes to their friend, then the friend is the residuary beneficiary. They will receive any property that was not specifically left to the daughter or son.

However, it is important to note that a residuary beneficiary can also be involved in legal disputes. In the case of In re Estate of Burger, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, the Court found that one of the residuary beneficiaries to a will rendered it partially invalid because the residuary beneficiary exercised undue influence to obtain property from the testator. This means that the residuary beneficiary used their power to manipulate the testator into giving them more property than they deserved.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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
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
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
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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