Germaine Dec 1, 2020:

Thanks, Eliza. I won't post an answer for this one. Feel free to do so and I will agree.

Eliza Hall Dec 1, 2020:

What Germaine said If Germaine had posted that as an answer, I'd agree. But she didn't, so I'll just agree in the discussion :)

Germaine Nov 30, 2020:

Je lis: "Je DONNE [tout mon patrimoine] [mon patrimoine entier] (duquel sont [payés][réglés] mes frais funéraires et testamentaires, mes dettes et les [impôts sur les héritages] [impôts sur les successions] [droits de succession] et autres droits successoraux payables tant [au Royaume-Uni qu’ailleurs] [à l’intérieur qu’à l’extérieur du Royaume-Uni] à l’égard des biens aliénés aux termes du présent testament [que je possède][dont je suis propriétaire] [autrement] à mon décès)..."

(J'hésite à utiliser "biens légués" parce qu'en droit successoral, on tend à distinguer "legs" et "donation".)

Eliza Hall Nov 30, 2020:

"Disposed of" relates to the legal term "disposition"--in the context of a will, it means property that the will gives to someone (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testamentary_disposition). Property disposed of by this will means the property that this will bequeaths to someone.

It's possible not all of her property is disposed of by the will. Some of her property may have named beneficiaries, or may be co-owned with someone else; in those cases, it wouldn't be disposed of by the will. For instance, in the US, most retirement accounts have named beneficiaries. If Mrs. X dies, then her retirement account would go straight to the named beneficiary. Similarly, if a married couple owns a house, in most US states if one spouse dies the house goes straight to the surviving spouse automatically. So the will would not dispose of the retirement account or the house; the purpose of a will is to say who gets the property that is NOT covered by some sort of automatic provision like retirement-account beneficiaries or co-owners.


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