Mark Glover, Freedom of Inheritance, 2017 Utah Law Review 283 (2017), available at SSRN. Policymakers have long focused on the freedom of disposition, the ability of donors to decide how their property should be distributed. These decisions are almost at the complete discretion of the donor. The donee, on the other hand, has a much smaller role in the process. The donee’s only real decision is deciding whether to accept or reject the donor’s gift. This choice is termed the freedom of inheritance. While the freedom of disposition is well understood, the freedom of inheritance has not been explored to the same extent … (more)
[Gerry W Beyer, JOTWELL, 13 April]
First posted 2018-04-13 13:01:50
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