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pour-over will [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

... a will which, either with or without other provisions, puts property of the testator into a inter vivos or living trust already established by the testator at the time he makes his will.

CONT

... when the testator's intentions coincide with the provisions of some existing document he may freely incorporate that document (or part of it) in a subsequent will simply by stating in the will that he desires to do so. ... Such a will is sometimes referred to as a "pour-over" will (because its provisions pour-over additional property to the inter vivos trust from the will).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

testament : Un acte de donation à cause de mort, au moyen duquel le testateur dispose par libéralité, sans l'intervention de la personne avantagée, de tout ou de partie de ses biens, pour n'avoir effet qu'après son décès; lequel acte il peut toujours révoquer.

OBS

déversoir : Orifice par lequel s'écoule le trop-plein d'un canal, d'un réservoir. [...] Fig. «Vous êtes heureux, vous autres, les poètes, vous avez un déversoir dans vos vers».

OBS

déversoir : S'emploie adjectivement. Barrage déversoir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Law of Trusts (common law)
DEF

A will giving money or property to an existing trust.

CONT

Pour-over will. A will established by an individual who has already taken the necessary steps to set up a trust, so that upon the death of the individual, all of his or her assets are to be transferred - or "poured over" - to the trust. By doing so, the individual ensures that his or her estate has an explicit direction to shift assets into the trust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des fiducies (common law)
OBS

Testament élaboré avec une fiducie créée du vivant du testateur et dont l'actif est augmenté par une donation testamentaire du testateur.

Spanish

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