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Contingent remainder

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001264

A future interest in real property that is uncertain to vest, either because the person who will take it is not yet ascertained, or because it is subject to a condition precedent. For example, a grant 'to A for life, then to B if B survives A.' This interest is not guaranteed until the condition is met.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001264
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001264",
  "term": "Contingent remainder",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A future interest in real property that is uncertain to vest, either because the person who will take it is not yet ascertained, or because it is subject to a condition precedent. For example, a grant 'to A for life, then to B if B survives A.' This interest is not guaranteed until the condition is met.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/contingent-remainder/"
}

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