Estates in Land and Future Interests : A Step-by-Step Guide

by Edwards, Linda Holdeman

• ISBN13: 9780735524415
• ISBN10: 0735524416
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

With ESTATES AND FUTURE INTERESTS: A Step-by-Step Guide, author Linda H. Edwards gives students the extra help they need to understand this particularly difficult area. The book is carefully crafted to demystify the subject: one central graphic, a laminated flow chart available with the book, identifies the state of the title after a particular conveyance and links various estates To The future interests that follow them. uses a step-by-step, process approach to break analytical tasks into smaller, more manageable stages and avoid overwhelming the student. clear, simple language and short paragraphs and chapters make the text accessible. An open, attractive design enhanced by graphics facilitates understanding. opportunities for students to actively engage in the material include problem sets (and answers), study questions, and practice exercises. These tools help students gain experience as they acquire knowledge. a special Vocabulary Appendix allows students a quick and easy way to review specific terms.

Table of Contents

Preface	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction to the Study of Estates and Future Interests	1	(6)
Possessory Estates	7	(14)
Limitations Added to Possessory Estates	21	(18)
Future Interests Retained by the Grantor	39	(12)
Estates Followed by Remainders	51	(20)
Estates Followed by Executory Interests	71	(12)
Accounting for Additional Future Interests, Class Gifts, and Subsequent Divesting	83	(12)
Shifting and Springing Executory Interests	95	(6)
Review of Future Interests in a Second Grantee and the Estates They Follow	101	(6)
What Is the State of the Title?	107	(4)
Post-Conveyance Factual Developments	111	(16)
More Efforts to Further Alienability	127	(8)
The Infamous Rule Against Perpetuities	135	(14)
Applying the Rule Against Perpetuities	149	(16)
Relief from the Rule Against Perpetuities	165	(4)
Putting It All Together	169	(6)
Appendix A: An Alternative Outline of Estates and Future Interests	175	(4)
Appendix B: Vocabulary	179	(6)
Appendix C: Answers to Study Questions and Practice Exercises	185	(34)
Appendix D: Practice Exercises for Use in Class	219	(6)
Appendix E: Collection of Outlines and Summary Boxes	225	(12)
Index	237