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HALF-SECRET TRUST [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A half-secret trust differs from a fully-secret trust in that the will declares that the property is given to X on trust, though the trusts are not expressed in the will, but have likewise been communicated to X by the testator during his lifetime.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
DEF

Fiducie créée lorsque l'obligation de détenir en fiducie est imposée à un légataire sans que le bénéficiaire ne soit désigné dans le testament. Pour qu'une telle fiducie soit valide, il faut que la participation bénéficiaire ait été communiquée au légataire-fiduciaire avant ou en même temps que la passation du testament.

Spanish

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