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LEGAL TERMS
DEED OF TRUST
See trust deed.
GRANTOR
Someone who creates a trust. Also called a trustor or settlor.
PREDECEASED SPOUSE
In the law of wills, a spouse who dies before the will maker while still married to him or her.
HEIR APPARENT
One who expects to be receive property from the estate of a family member, as long as she outlives that person.
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
The person or institution who takes over the management of trust property when the original trustee has died or become incapacitated.
ABATEMENT
A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other exp... (more...)
A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other expenses. Gifts left in the will are cut back in order to pay taxes, satisfy debts or take care of other gifts that are given priority under law or by the will itself.
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR
(1) In the law of wills and estates, a person appointed by the court to take charge of only a designated portion of an estate during probate. For example, a spe... (more...)
(1) In the law of wills and estates, a person appointed by the court to take charge of only a designated portion of an estate during probate. For example, a special administrator with particular expertise on art might be appointed to oversee the probate of a wealthy person's art collection, but not the entire estate. (2) A person appointed to be responsible for a deceased person's property for a limited time or during an emergency, such as a challenge to the will or to the qualifications of the named executor. In such cases, the special administrator's duty is to maintain and preserve the estate, not necessarily to take control of the probate process
PER STIRPES
Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)
Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property 'per stirpes,' Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.
DOWER AND CURTESY
A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be confused with a 'dowry') ... (more...)
A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be confused with a 'dowry') refers to the portion to which a surviving wife is entitled, while curtesy refers to what a man may claim. Until recently, these amounts differed in a number of states. However, because discrimination on the basis of sex is now illegal in most cases, most states have abolished dower and curtesy and generally provide the same benefits regardless of sex -- and this amount is often known simply as the statutory share. Under certain circumstances, a living spouse may not be able to sell or convey property that is subject to the other spouse's dower and curtesy or statutory share rights.
SAMPLE LEGAL CASES
Cargill, Inc. v. JWH SPEC. CIRCUMSTANCE LLC
... With two major carve-outs, the Act explicitly subjects Delaware statutory trusts to
existing trust law concepts. Section ... 2. Does the Act itself preempt duties the Cargill
Plaintiffs otherwise would have had under the law of trusts? As ...
IN THE MATTER OF LAMMOT DU PONT COPELAND TRUST NO. 5400
... MEMORANDUM OPINION. CHANDLER, Chancellor. This case presents, on summary
judgment, the narrow question of whether the assets of two trusts, upon their future termination,
are to be distributed to their beneficiaries per stirpes or per capita. ...
IN THE MATTER OF LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DALAND
... The issue before me is whether a validly executed will can be reformed by inserting language
intended to exercise testator's powers of appointment over his parents' trusts, language which
is alleged to have been omitted mistakenly by the scrivener during the process of drafting ...
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