New York § 6-1.2 Estates tail abolished; future estates limited thereon

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§ 6-1.2 — Estates tail abolished; future estates limited thereon

New York § 6-1.2

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N.Y. Estates, Powers & Trusts § 6-1.2 (2026).

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§ 6-1.2 Estates tail abolished; future estates limited thereon\n  Estates tail have been abolished, and every estate which would be a\nfee tail, according to the law of this state as it existed before the\ntwelfth day of July, seventeen hundred eighty-two, shall be a fee\nsimple; and if no valid future estate is limited thereon, a fee simple\nabsolute.  Where a future estate in fee is limited on any estate which\nwould be a fee tail, according to the law of this state as it existed\nprevious to such date, such future estate is valid and vests in\npossession on the death of the first taker without issue living at the\ntime of his death.\n

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§ 6-1.2 Estates tail abolished; future estates limited thereon\n Estates tail have been abolished, and every estate which would be a\nfee tail, according to the law of this state as it existed before the\ntwelfth day of July, seventeen hundred eighty-two, shall be a fee\nsimple; and if no valid future estate is limited thereon, a fee simple\nabsolute. Where a future estate in fee is limited on any estate which\nwould be a fee tail, according to the law of this state as it existed\nprevious to such date, such future estate is valid and vests in\npossession on the death of the first taker without issue living at the\ntime of his death.\n