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worthier-title doctrine

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A quick definition of worthier-title doctrine:

The worthier-title doctrine is an old rule that said if someone was going to inherit something anyway, they couldn't also get it through a will. This rule doesn't apply in most places anymore. In property law, the worthier-title doctrine means that if someone gives away property but wants to keep some control over it, the law will assume they meant to keep it for themselves instead of giving it to their heirs.

A more thorough explanation:

The worthier-title doctrine is a legal principle that applies to wills and property. It states that if a beneficiary of a will would receive the same interest as an heir under the laws of intestacy, the person takes the interest as an heir rather than as a beneficiary. This means that if the beneficiary is already entitled to the property, they cannot receive it again through the will.

For example, if a person's will states that their son will inherit their house, but the son is already entitled to the house as the only surviving heir, the worthier-title doctrine would apply. The son would inherit the house as an heir, not as a beneficiary of the will.

In property law, the worthier-title doctrine favors a grantor's intent by construing a grant as a reversion in the grantor instead of as a remainder in the grantor's heirs. This means that if a grantor gives property to someone but intends to keep some interest in it, the grant will be interpreted as a reversion to the grantor instead of a remainder to the grantor's heirs.

For example, if a person grants their property to their friend but intends to keep the right to use it for a certain period of time, the worthier-title doctrine would apply. The grant would be interpreted as a reversion to the grantor, who would retain the right to use the property for the specified period.

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soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
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How many 666 people apply?
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