contingent remainder

A remainder that is either given to an unascertained person or made subject to a condition precedent.

• An example is “to A for life, and then, if B has married before A dies, to B.”

— Also termed executory remainder; remainder subject to a condition precedent. [Cases: Remainders 1, 4. C.J.S. Estates §§ 70–77, 79, 81–82, 88.]

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