If a Beneficiary is to Receive a Sizeable Asset in a Will But That Asset is Sold Before the Maker's Death, Does That Beneficiary Receive a Share of the Remainder of the Estate?

1.0Ask Standard Legalhttps://www.standardlegal.com/blogStandard Legalhttps://www.standardlegal.com/blog/author/adminIf a Beneficiary is to Receive a Sizeable Asset in a Will But That Asset is Sold Before the Maker's Death, Does That Beneficiary Receive a Share of the Remainder of the Estate? - Ask Standard Legalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="z8RJgYP8H8"><a href="https://www.standardlegal.com/blog/specific-will-asset-sold-share-estate">If a Beneficiary is to Receive a Sizeable Asset in a Will But That Asset is Sold Before the Maker’s Death, Does That Beneficiary Receive a Share of the Remainder of the Estate?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.standardlegal.com/blog/specific-will-asset-sold-share-estate/embed#?secret=z8RJgYP8H8" width="600" height="338" title="“If a Beneficiary is to Receive a Sizeable Asset in a Will But That Asset is Sold Before the Maker’s Death, Does That Beneficiary Receive a Share of the Remainder of the Estate?” — Ask Standard Legal" data-secret="z8RJgYP8H8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.standardlegal.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> How specifically-named assets of a Last Will and Testament are treated if they are sold prior to the death of the Maker vs. the remainder of the assets of that same estate depends upon the exact language contained within the Will document.