Use this fact situation to answer the related questions that follow. John owns a cottage property and wants to ensure that on his death,his wife will have the use of the property as long as she lives,but that when she dies it will be transferred to his two sons.
To accomplish this,John will give his wife
A)an estate in fee simple of the land.
B)a leasehold interest in the land.
C)an easement in the land.
D)a life estate in the land.
E)a licence in the land.

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A life estate would give John's wife the right to possess and use the property for the duration of her life. Upon her death, the property would then pass to John's two sons, as desired. An estate in fee simple would give John's wife full ownership of the property, which would not achieve the desired outcome. A leasehold interest, easement, and licence would not provide John's wife with the exclusive right to possess and use the property for the duration of her life.

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