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About Coincidence, Nancy Bellhouse May
About Coincidence, Nancy Bellhouse May
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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Comparing Appels And Oranges: Evaluating The Link Between Appeal Processes And Judiciary Structures In Canada And France, Mike Madden
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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Of Charities And Clawbacks: The European Union Proposal On Successions And Wills As A Threat To Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach
Of Charities And Clawbacks: The European Union Proposal On Successions And Wills As A Threat To Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach
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In the United Kingdom, and to a lesser extent the United States, an inter vivos gift, once given, cannot be reclaimed by the giver's heirs. In civil law countries the situation is quite different: Not only spouses, but issue and in some cases even ascendants, are entitled to a forced share of a decedent's estate--and these forced shares are assessed against a notional “estate” that includes the testator's inter vivos gifts. If the total of these forced shares exceeds the amount actually available in the decedent's estate at death, the recipients of the gifts, or their successors, may be forced …