Tag: Estates for Life

  • Estate for Life

    One who enjoys a life tenancy in real property (more in the United States here), regardless of the manner in which that tenancy was created, is by statute (§ 12-48) liable for taxes on that property notwithsta…

  • Estate Of The Entirety

    The estate (more in the U.S.) by the entirety is of ancient origin. It comes from the common law . . . . It is built upon the fiction of the law that a husband and wife are one and only one legal entity. United States v. Hutcherson, 188 F.2d 326, 32…