alternate beneficiary — A person, organization, or institution that receives property through a will, trust, or insurance policy when the first named beneficiary is unable or refuses to take the property. For example, in his will Jake leaves his collection of sheet… … Law dictionary
contingent beneficiary — see beneficiary a, b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contingent beneficiary n. Someone who w … Law dictionary
Stepped-up basis — basis is the term used to describe the basis of property that a taxpayer receives from a decedent under the Internal Revenue Code § 1014(a). General rule Under IRC § 1014(a) the general rule applied to property a beneficiary receives from a… … Wikipedia
United States trust law — Introduction Most law regulating the creation and administration of trusts in the United States is now statutory at the state level. In August 2004, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws created the first attempt to… … Wikipedia
Windfall Elimination Provision — The Windfall Elimination Provision (abbreviated WEP [ [https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0300601002!opendocument POMS RS 00601.002] ] ) is a statutory provision in United States law which affects benefits paid by the Social Security… … Wikipedia
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
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legacy — leg·a·cy / le gə sē/ n pl cies [Medieval Latin legatio, from Latin legare to bequeath]: a gift of property by will; specif: a gift of personal property by will: bequest see also ademption compare devise conjoint leg … Law dictionary
Primary Insurance Amount — The Primary Insurance Amount (abbreviated PIA [ [https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0300601002!opendocument POMS RS 00601.002] ] ), for the purposes of the Social Security Administration, is the amount which is used as the beginning… … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
