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Property Law Keyed to Cribbet
Swanson v. Swanson
Facts
The Appellant argues that she is the beneficiary of her deceased husband’s remainder interests held in a trust created by his father. The Appellees, are the siblings of the Appellant’s deceased husband (Appellees). The court in determining whether the Appellant inherited these interests distinguished between vested remainders and contingent remainders. A remainder is vested if at the time the instrument takes effect there is an existing and ascertained person that has a right to immediate possession upon normal termination of the preceding estate. The court found the remainders were vested, as there were identifiable persons who would take if the preceding estate ended. As the remainder was vested in the husband, he was able to pass his interest in the trust to his wife by his will.
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