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LEGAL TERMS
CERTIFICATION OF TRUST
See abstract of trust.
DEVISEE
A person or entity who inherits real estate under the terms of a will.
RESIDUARY ESTATE
The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court c... (more...)
The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court costs are paid. The residuary estate also includes any gifts under a will that fail or lapse. For example, Connie's will leaves her house and all its furnishings to Andrew, her VW bug to her friend Carl, and the remainder of her property (the residuary estate) to her sister Sara. She doesn't name any alternate beneficiaries. Carl dies before Connie. The VW bug becomes part of the residuary estate and passes to Sara, along with all of Connie's property other than the house and furnishings. Also called the residual estate or residue.
SURVIVING SPOUSE'S TRUST
If a couple has created an AB trust, the revocable living trust (Trust B) of the surviving spouse, after the first spouse has died.
GRANT DEED
A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)
A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST
A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the benefi... (more...)
A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the beneficiary as needed, and sometimes paying third parties (creditors, for example) on the beneficiary's behalf, bypassing the beneficiary completely. Spendthrift trusts typically contain a provision prohibiting creditors from seizing the trust fund to satisfy the beneficiary's debts. These trusts are legal in most states, even though creditors hate them.
PROVING A WILL
Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)
Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many stat... (more...)
A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many states, making a holographic will is never advised except as a last resort.
PREDECEASED SPOUSE
In the law of wills, a spouse who dies before the will maker while still married to him or her.
SAMPLE LEGAL CASES
Edwards v. Nelson
... Kenneth Edwards, Sr. died after a lengthy hospitalization at Mercy on April 4, 2003. On November
10, 2003, Kenneth Edwards, Jr. ("Edwards") was appointed as the administrator of his father's
estate in Sebastian County Circuit Court, Probate Division, case number PR-2003 ...
Carmody v. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
... Appellants, Thomas G. Carmody and Dr. Norman C. Savers, Jr., as co-administrators on behalf
of the Estate of Helen Virginia Coan, deceased, and on behalf of the heirs of Helen Virginia Coan,
appeal the probate order compelling arbitration issued by the Ouachita County ...
Osborn v. Bryant
... 28-41-101 (Repl. 2004 & Supp.2007), and attached her father's will to the affidavit. The
same day she filed the affidavit, Brenda also filed a "Notice of Probate." Proof of
publication of the notice was subsequently filed on October 14, 1994. ...
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