Editing Vesting (section)

==Inheritance==
Some [[bequest]]s do not vest immediately upon death of the [[testator]]. For example, many [[Will (law)|will]]s specify that an [[heir]] who dies within a set period (such as 60 days) is not to inherit, and further specify how the corresponding share is to be distributed. This is generally done to obviate disputes over the precise time of death, and to avoid paying taxes twice in rapid succession should multiple members of a family die in the wake of a disaster. Such a bequest does not vest until the expiration of the specified period, because the actual heir cannot be determined with certainty.

It is also possible to give a person, A, a life interest in a property, with the [[Remainder (law)|remainder]] to go to another person or persons, B. If the beneficiary of the remainder cannot yet be known, then the remainder is said not to have vested, and the remainder is said to be [[Remainder (law)#Contingent remainder|contingent]]. This may happen with [[Fee tail|entail]]ed [[Estate (law)|estate]]s, or when property is left in trust to care for a child or relative without heirs. (See [[trust law]] for details).