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survival clause

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A quick definition of survival clause:

A survival clause is a provision in a will that requires a beneficiary to live for a certain period of time after the person who wrote the will (the testator) dies. This period is usually 60 days. If the beneficiary dies within this time, the gift they were supposed to receive will go to the rest of the estate. This is also called a survivorship clause. A survival statute is a law that allows certain legal actions to continue even after the person who started them has died. This can include recovering damages that the person incurred before they died.

A more thorough explanation:

A survival clause is a provision in a will that requires a beneficiary to survive for a certain period of time after the testator's death in order to receive their bequest. This period is usually 60 days. If the beneficiary dies within this time, the gift will go to the residuary estate instead. This clause is also known as a survivorship clause.

For example, if a testator leaves $10,000 to their niece with a survival clause of 60 days, and the niece dies 30 days after the testator, the $10,000 will go to the residuary estate instead of the niece's heirs.

A survival statute is a law that allows certain legal actions to continue even after the death of the person who could have originally brought the action. This law is especially useful in cases where the decedent incurred damages before their death, and the estate needs to recover those damages.

For example, if someone is injured in a car accident and dies a few days later, their estate can still sue the driver who caused the accident for damages under the survival statute. This allows the estate to recover the damages that the decedent would have been entitled to if they had survived.

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[] 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
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
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