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BEQUEST POWER APPOINTMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bequest with the power of appointment
1, record 1, English, bequest%20with%20the%20power%20of%20appointment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In this case, the only means of connecting the bequest with the power of appointment, is the conversation and request of the husband, which is much too vague to enable the Court to consider this as an execution of the power. 1, record 1, English, - bequest%20with%20the%20power%20of%20appointment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- legs avec faculté d'élire
1, record 1, French, legs%20avec%20facult%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9lire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le fait pour un testateur d'abandonner à un tiers le choix discrétionnaire du légataire qu'il compte instituer après son décès. C'est aussi le cas pour le testateur qui demande à son notaire de désigner après son décès le bénéficiaire de son héritage. 2, record 1, French, - legs%20avec%20facult%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9lire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est interdit de demander à une personne de désigner après son décès le bénéficiaire du legs «legs avec faculté d'élire», comme l'a récemment rappelé la Cour de cassation dans un arrêt du 8 novembre 2005 par lequel le défunt laissait à la charge de son notaire le soin de désigner les personnes qui devront recevoir ses biens. 3, record 1, French, - legs%20avec%20facult%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9lire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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