How do I interpret an old life-estate deed? | NC

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Q: How do I interpret an old life-estate deed that says property passes to a person's children if any, especially when one child died before the life tenant? A: The main issue is usually who counted as the life tenant's children when the life estate ended. You have to read the entire deed together — not just the words children, if any. If the deed makes survival at the life tenant's death the…