Antilapse Statute

What is Antilapse Statute?

Under normal estate law, a gift will "lapse" or no longer exist if the beneficiary predeceases the testator; anti-lapse statute attempt to preserve the gift to the beneficiary's heirs.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Wills Trusts And Estates terms:

• Ambulatory Will
• Lineal Descendants
• Devise
• Reversionary Interest
• Curtesy