QUESTION
Can I recover my land from a Life Estate ?
Asked on Jan 14th, 2013 on Wills and Probate - Pennsylvania
1 ANSWER
It is not your land, unless you inherited it. If the decedent willed it to you, but gave someone else a life estate in it, that person may possess it for the remainder of their life. When that person passes away, then you are free to do with the land whatever you like.
Answered on Jan 17th, 2013 at 8:57 AM