To A for life, remainder to B. What is B’s interest?

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To A for life, remainder to B. What is B’s interest?

The move creates a life estate for A and a remainder for B. A remainder is a future interest that waits for the previous estate to end and then becomes possessory. Here, A’s life estate ends at A’s death, and at that moment B’s interest becomes possessory. Because B is named and no condition precedes taking, this is a vested remainder. So B’s interest is a remainder in B that becomes possessory after A dies. It’s not a life estate in B, not a shifting executory interest, and not currently a fee simple absolute in B (B will hold the property after A’s life estate ends).

The move creates a life estate for A and a remainder for B. A remainder is a future interest that waits for the previous estate to end and then becomes possessory. Here, A’s life estate ends at A’s death, and at that moment B’s interest becomes possessory. Because B is named and no condition precedes taking, this is a vested remainder.

So B’s interest is a remainder in B that becomes possessory after A dies. It’s not a life estate in B, not a shifting executory interest, and not currently a fee simple absolute in B (B will hold the property after A’s life estate ends).

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