life estate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If, for example, the home was a Florida homestead property titled solely in your name, and you were survived by your husband and children, Florida law generally provides that your spouse receives a life estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A life estate does not always run smoothly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Generally, a life estate trumps a prenuptial agreement, and a prenup trumps a will.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Related: ‘People are often unreasonable when money is involved’: My husband, 62, gave me a 5-year life estate.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
She had but a life estate in the other third, which, at her death, also went, as the other, to her husband's heirs.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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