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Yes, if the court is provided with compelling enough evidence to render a decision that the life estate should be extinguished.

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Q: Can civil court terminate life estate?
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If granter is not dead can he terminate a life estate?

The grantor can terminate a life estate if she reserved the right to revoke it. Otherwise, only the life estate holder or a judge can terminate a life estate if the life tenant is living.


Can a quit claim deed be used to terminate life use?

Yes. The life tenant could use a quitclaim deed form to terminate their life estate.


Can you take away a life estate if the life tenant does not have insurance or devalues the estate?

You would need to take the case to court and obtain a court order extinguishing the life estate.


Does a farm lease terminate with the death of the life estate holder?

Yes, if the life tenant was the individual who executed the lease.


Can a verbal agreement create a binding life estate?

A life estate must be granted in writing or by a court order by a court of equity.


What effect does waste have on a life estate?

Waste by the life tenant would provide grounds for terminating the life estate by a court order.


How do you reverse a life estate made by the original owner?

THE TENANT IS STILL ALIVE BUT HAS MOVED we need to know more facts. Who granted the life estate? Are they still alive? Were there any terms to the life estate, such as "if unable to occupy for six consecutive months, the life estate terminates". The person granted the life estate can also terminate it by filing a document at the registry of deeds.


Can a life tenant stop paying property taxes on a life estate?

No. Paying the taxes is their legal obligation and they may lose their life estate if they fail to pay. That action would provide the fee owner or remainders a reason to take the life estate to court for termination.No. Paying the taxes is their legal obligation and they may lose their life estate if they fail to pay. That action would provide the fee owner or remainders a reason to take the life estate to court for termination.No. Paying the taxes is their legal obligation and they may lose their life estate if they fail to pay. That action would provide the fee owner or remainders a reason to take the life estate to court for termination.No. Paying the taxes is their legal obligation and they may lose their life estate if they fail to pay. That action would provide the fee owner or remainders a reason to take the life estate to court for termination.


Can you revoke a life estate if grantee abandons home and purchases another place to live does it fall back to the grantors and does it void the life estate agreement?

A life estate must be released by the owner or by a court order.


Can a life estate be verbal?

No. A life estate must be set forth in writing either in a will that has been probated or in a deed that has been recorded in the land records. The only other means by which a life estate can be created is by a court order.No. A life estate must be set forth in writing either in a will that has been probated or in a deed that has been recorded in the land records. The only other means by which a life estate can be created is by a court order.No. A life estate must be set forth in writing either in a will that has been probated or in a deed that has been recorded in the land records. The only other means by which a life estate can be created is by a court order.No. A life estate must be set forth in writing either in a will that has been probated or in a deed that has been recorded in the land records. The only other means by which a life estate can be created is by a court order.


What are the rights of a remainderman?

Yes. The remainders actually own the fee in the property. They have the right to have the property maintained in good condition by the life tenant. If the life estate holder is wasting the property the remainders can sue in court to have the life estate terminated. Upon the death of the life tenant or the release of the life estate they will have the right to full use and possession of the property.


What happens when a person with a life estate is forced out of her home she is the mother and was told she could live there for the rest of her life?

If the life estate was in writing and recorded in the land records the mother should contact an attorney immediately. She cannot be "forced" to vacate the premises unless there is a court order to that effect.If the life estate was not memorialized in writing she will have a problem proving her claim.If the life estate was in writing and recorded in the land records the mother should contact an attorney immediately. She cannot be "forced" to vacate the premises unless there is a court order to that effect.If the life estate was not memorialized in writing she will have a problem proving her claim.If the life estate was in writing and recorded in the land records the mother should contact an attorney immediately. She cannot be "forced" to vacate the premises unless there is a court order to that effect.If the life estate was not memorialized in writing she will have a problem proving her claim.If the life estate was in writing and recorded in the land records the mother should contact an attorney immediately. She cannot be "forced" to vacate the premises unless there is a court order to that effect.If the life estate was not memorialized in writing she will have a problem proving her claim.