Remainderman
The person who holds the future interest in real property that becomes possessory when a preceding life estate ends.
Encyclopedia entry: Remainderman
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remainderman
A remainderman is a property law term that refers to a person who stands to inherit property at a future point in time upon the termination of a preceding estate—usually a life estate . A remainderman is a third person other than the estate’s creator, initial holder, or either’s heirs . For example, if Blackacre is granted “to Thelma for life, and then to Louise”—Thelma has a life estate and Louise is a remainderman.
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