life estate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In return, he says he will give you $400,000, a $140,000 car and a life estate in his home.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
A will cannot override a previously recorded life estate, since the decedent no longer holds full ownership of the property at the time of death.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
For example, assuming that a life estate is properly structured, the children who are set to inherit the property generally cannot force a sale while the life tenant is still living there.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
A life estate or contractual right to occupy the property may affect whether the home is counted as an available asset and how it is treated financially.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
He raised the needed money from usurers by giving them a mortgage on his own life estate in Lone itself.
From The Lost Lady of Lone by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
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