Who owns the property in a life estate?
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Who owns the property in a regular life estate? Who owns the property in a marital life estate?
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Life estate Pur autre vie Marital life estate Future interest Remainder (law) Waste (law) Reversion (law) Life interest Talk:Life estate Defeasible estate
In common law and statutory law, a <b>life estate</b> (or life tenancy) is the ownership of 
land for the duration of a person&#39;s life. In legal terms, it is an estate in real&nbsp;... In property law of countries with a common law background, including the United 
States and ... While it is similar to a standard <b>life estate</b> pur sa vie (for his or her 
own life), it differs in that a person&#39;s life interest will last for the life of another&nbsp;... A marital <b>life estate</b> is, in the common law tradition of the United States and Great 
Britain, a <b>life estate</b> held by a living spouse (husband or wife) or widowed&nbsp;... In property law and real estate, a future interest is a legal right to property 
ownership that does ... A is subject to the rules regarding divestiture of a <b>life</b> 
<b>estate</b>, as noted above. Question: If B dies before A, who takes possession upon 
A&#39;s death? In property law of the United Kingdom and the United States and other common 
law countries, ... A receives a <b>life estate</b> in Blackacre and B holds a remainder, 
which can become possessory when the prior estate naturally terminates (A&#39;s&nbsp;... Waste is a term used in the law of real property to describe a cause of action that 
can be brought in court to address a change in condition of real property brought 
about by a current tenant that damages or destroys the value of that property. A 
lawsuit for waste can be brought against a <b>life</b> tenant or lessee of a leasehold 
<b>estate</b>,&nbsp;... A reversion in property law is a future interest that is retained by the grantor after 
the conveyance of an estate of a lesser quantum that he has (such as the owner 
of a fee simple granting a <b>life estate</b> or a leasehold estate). Once the lesser estate 
comes to an end (the lease expires or the <b>life estate</b>&nbsp;... A life interest is a form of right, usually under a trust, that lasts only for the lifetime 
of the person ... One form of life interest is a <b>life estate</b>, an ownership interest in 
property that lasts for the life of the party to whom it has been granted. Unlike the
&nbsp;... A <b>life estate</b> is a viable Medicaid Planning tool. Most states only recover for a 
nursing home lien against the institutionalized person&#39;s &quot;probate estate&quot;. Since a
&nbsp;... A defeasible estate is created when a grantor transfers land conditionally. Upon 
the happening ... Life estate; Defeasible estate; Future interest &middot; remainder.
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