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residuary legatee : one designated to receive the residue of an estate ...
Residuary legatee
Residuary legatee, the person to whom the surplus of the personal estate, after the discharge of all debts and particular legacies, is left by the testator's will....
residuary
residuary : of, relating to, consisting of, or constituting a residue n pl: -ar·ies 1 : residue 2 : residuary legatee ...
Wills
Wills. A will is the valid disposition by a living person, to take effect after his death, of his disposable property. ''But in law ultima voluntas in scriptis is used, where lands or tenements are devised, and testamentum, when it concerneth chattels': Co. Litt. 111 a.Depository of Will of Living Person.-By the (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 172, replacing s. 91 of the Court of Probate Act, 1857:-There shall, under the control and direction of the High Court, be provided safe and convenient depositories for the custody of the wills of living persons, and any person may deposit his will therein.And see (English) Administration of Justice Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 26), s. 11, as to deposit of wills under control of the High Court.Law before 1838.-The right of testamentary aliena-tion of lands is a matter depending on Act of Parliament. Before 32 Hen. 8, c. 1, a will could not be made of land, and before the Statute of Frauds a will (see NUNCUPATIVE WILL) could be made by word of mouth...
natural object
natural object : a person likely to be the recipient of some thing or action ;esp : a person who is close to or related to a person dying whether testate or intestate, who would reasonably be expected to receive a share of the estate, and who may be so recognized in the absence of a will or in a will contest usually used in the phrase natural object of one's bounty [widows and children, who, as the natural objects of a testator's bounty, were…residuary legatees "Lomon v. Citizens Nat'l. Bank & Trust of Muskogee, 689 P.2d 306 (1984)"] ...
residuum
residuum pl: re·sid·ua [-jə-wə] [Latin] : residue [a lapsed or void legacy of personal property shall fall into the and go to the residuary legatee "Official Code of Georgia Annotated"] ...
Residuary
Consisting of residue as residuary matter pertaining to the residue or part remaining as the residuary advantage of an estate...
Residuary devisee
Residuary devisee, the person named in a will who is to take all the real property remaining over and above the other devises.Is provided by the (English) Wills Act, 1837, s. 35, 'that unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will, such real estate or interest therein as shall be comprised or intended to be comprised in any devise in such will contained, which shall fail or be void by reason of the death of the devisee in the lifetime of the testator, or by reason of such devise being contrary to law or otherwise incapable of taking effect, shall be included in the residuary devise (if any) contained in such will.'...
residuary clause
residuary clause : a clause in a will disposing of a residue ...
residuary devise
residuary devise see devise ...
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