Rule Against Perpetuities

4/6/01


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Rule Against Perpetuities

“No interest is good”...

…unless it MUST vest, if at all...

Not later than 21 years AFTER some life in being at the creation of the interest.

Test the Interest by Trying Your Best to Violate the Rule

Consider

Consider

Compare -- Skipping a Generation

Consider

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Example of Life Estate in a Trust

Central Delaware County Authority v. Greyhound Corp.

Texaco …v. Samowitz

Cambridge Co. v. East Slope Investment Corp.

Author: Audrey McFarlane