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§ 33-223 – Time of creation of estates in expectancy

33-223. Time of creation of estates in expectancy The time of creation of an estate in expectancy is the time of: 1. Delivery of the grant if the estate in expectancy is created by grant. 2. Death of the testator if the estate in expectancy is created by devise.

§ 33-225 – Indefeasibility of expectant estates; exception

33-225. Indefeasibility of expectant estates; exception An estate in expectancy may not be defeated or barred by alienation or other act of the owner of the intermediate or precedent estate, nor by destruction of the precedent estate by disseizin, forfeiture, surrender, merger or otherwise, except in the manner provided or authorized in the creation of […]

§ 33-226 – Defeasibility of expectant estate by terms of grant or devise

33-226. Defeasibility of expectant estate by terms of grant or devise A. An estate in expectancy may be defeated in any manner provided or authorized by the grant or devise by which the expectant estate was created. B. An estate in expectancy thus defeasible is not, on that ground, void in its creation.

§ 33-227 – Contingent remainder as conditional limitation

33-227. Contingent remainder as conditional limitation A. A remainder may be limited on a contingency which, if it should happen, will operate to abridge or determine the precedent estate. Such a remainder shall be construed a conditional limitation and shall have effect as such. B. No future estate, otherwise valid, shall be void on the […]