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Contents 1 Inherit 2 Feu duty 3 Relief 4 Wardship 5 Liferent 6 Covenant

Inherit

Movables

Testament Moveables

The movable property in Scotland - did the oldest get it all like so many believe? There is a difference between movable and heritable property. The movable was to be split in 3 parts--the wife 1/3-the children 1/3 divided evenly among them-the last 1/3 the deceased to who he wished. If the wife was dead, half divided among the children and other half the deceased disposed how ever he wanted. If no children half to the wife and other half the deceased disposed how ever he wanted. If no wife or children the deceased disposed how ever he wantet

Sasine Heritable

Heritable Property explain

Feu duty

Feu Duty

Fue is the Scots variant of fee - In Fee of an estate in land inherited or owned by one who has the absolute right to dispose of the land as they desire.

Relief

Relief

Wardship

Wardship

Wardship A minor lost custody of the lands but kept the right to later inherit If a parent died before his heir reached the age of majority, the superior of the lands would receive custody of the lands held and the right to arrange the heir's marriage. He would enjoy the profits of the estate for as long as the heir remained his ward: until the age of 21, if the ward was male, or until the age of 16, if the ward was female.

Liferent

Liferent Pension

Covenant

1681 Covenant Scroll

1683 Covenant Scroll

1685 Covenant Scroll