Malia owns the fee simple in a piece of land called Blackacre. She wants to create a life estate in favour of Gordon. However, she also wants the duration of that life estate to be measured by her own life, rather than Gordon's life. She is entitled to do so.

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Malia can create a life estate pur autre vie, where the duration of the life estate is measured by the life of someone other than the life tenant, in this case, her own life.

Malia Owns the Fee Simple in a Piece of Land