life estate
Britishnoun
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Or you could set up a transfer-on-death deed or life estate.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
A will cannot override a life estate, a prenuptial agreement or named beneficiaries.
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
Even if your husband owned 100% of the house, he could still leave you a life estate.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
Another kind of life estate is that which is acquired, not by the acts of the parties, as by lease, but by the operation of law.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.
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