A life estate is not affected by a divorce unless that was made a condition when the life estate was granted. The grant would need to state the life estate would be terminated in the event of a divorce. If there was no limitation in the original grant then the life tenant has the right to the use and possession of the property for the duration of their natural life. They would need to sign a release to extinguish the life estate.
Nothing happens to the life estate. The life estate remains as long as the person who holds it is still living. Any sale is based on the existence of the life estate. However, if the life estate has not vested, as in the life estate was to be left in a will and they haven't died yet, then the life estate is void.
The life estate goes to the remainderman.
A life estate is a right in property. Rights in property don't go away. The name on the life estate is the person that retains the rights to the life estate.
The life estate expires when the life estate owner does and the mineral rights revert to the property owners in fee.
When a life tenant dies the life estate is extinguished. A death certificate should be recorded in the land records.
What happens if a life estate is abandoned depends on state laws.
Unless statute modifies the common law where you are, nothing happens. The life tenant still has a life estate over the property until the life tenant takes some legal steps to alienate that life estate, i.e. 1. by selling it, at which point it becomes and estate pur autre vie, which is just like a life estate, except that it ends when the person dies from whom it was acquired, or 2. dies (which the life tenant may or may not decide to do).
The remainderman has full vested rights in the property.
YES. It is recommended that you get a divorce attorney to ensure a more speedy divorce. They will decide what happens and can keep track of it while you do other things with your life.
The life insurance benefit will be paid to the deceased's estate.
if the owner of a life insurance policy dies and the policy is on her son. What happens to the ppolicy and is it part of the estate.
That property should be made a part of the divorce negotiations. The attorneys should be made aware of the trust so a decision can be made between the parties or by the court as to the disposition of the property.