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Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: My father died over 20 years ago and a succession was filed. Ten years later, my mother had legal papers drawn, ...

The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner’s property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person’s life. The ...

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court decision that an IRS levy against a decedent’s estate for unpaid taxes took precedence over his children’s claims to the money, which the decedent held in ...

A usufruct would come into play where a husband passes away leaving his home to his children but stipulates that his wife has use of the property and contents in it for the rest of her life or until ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A section of the informal credit market in an agrarian society is explored, namely the usufructuary land mortgage, a type of money-lending ...

Cape Town - The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner’s property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that ...

“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children,” said Native American leader Chief Seattle. In line with this proverb, former President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued ...

The institute of usufruct is one of the most known legal concepts in Maltese society. Since its conception under Roman law, it has stood the test of time and owes much of its popularity to the fact ...

Ownership of property is composed ofusufruct and the bare-ownership. Usufruct is the right to use and receive income from property, but not own it. The right to usufruct is temporary. Here are the ...