“for life, then to B if Reversion Contingent remainder graduates law school” (may FS subject to (may executory executory limitation aka interest) Reversion subject to an “for life, then to children executory limitation) Vested remainder of B” (1 born) subject to open Vested remainder “for life, then to B, but if Possibility of Reverter subject to divestment B drops out revert to O” B has contingent “for life, then to B if remainder; C has survives A, if not C” Reversion alternate contingent remainder “for life” then A sells to B gets life estate for B Reversion the life of another; per autre vie “for life, then to B for B gets indefeasibily life” Reversion vested remainder for life “for life or until she Reversion & Possibility Determinable life remarries” of Reverter estate “to A for life, then to A’s children and their heirs, but if at A’s death he is not survived by any children, then to B and her heirs” A is alive and has no children: A: Life estate Unborn children: contingent remainder in FSA B: Contingent remainder in FSA O: Reversion Twins C & D are born to A: A: life estate C & D: vested remainders in FSA subject to divestment B: Executory interest in FSA O: No reversion If C dies during A’s lifetime, then A dies, survived by D and B, who gets it? C’s heirs and D “to A for life, then to such of A’s children as survive him, but if noen of A’s children survive him, to B and her heirs.” A is alive and has two children, C & D A: life estate C&D: contingent remainders B: contingent remainders O: Reversion
“for life, then to B if graduates law school” “for life, then to children of B” (1 born) “for life, then to B, but if B drops out revert to O” “for life, then to B if survives A, if not C” “for life” then A sells to B “for life, then to B for life” “for life or until she remarries” Reversion (may FS subject to executory limitation aka Reversion subject to an executory limitation) Possibility of Reverter Reversion Reversion Reversion Reversion & Possibility of Reverter Contingent remainder (may executory interest) Vested remainder subject to open Vested remainder subject to divestment B has contingent remainder; C has alternate contingent remainder B gets life estate for the life of another; per autre vie B gets indefeasibily vested remainder for life Determinable life estate “to A for life, then to A’s children and their heirs, but if at A’s death he is not survived by any children, then to B and her heirs” A is alive and has no children: A: Life estate Unborn children: contingent remainder in FSA B: Contingent remainder in FSA O: Reversion Twins C & D are born to A: A: life estate C & D: vested remainders in FSA subject to divestment B: Executory interest in FSA O: No reversion If C dies during A’s lifetime, then A dies, survived by D and B, who gets it? C’s heirs and D “to A for life, then to such of A’s children as survive him, but if noen of A’s children survive him, to B and her heirs.” A is alive and has two children, C & D A: life estate C&D: contingent remainders B: contingent remainders O: Reversion