When a remainder on an estate for life or on an estate for years is not limited upon a contingency defeating or avoiding the precedent estate, it shall take effect only on the death of the first taker or the expiration of the term of years.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 33-234

  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.