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Term Definition
Inter Vivos
- a Latin phrase meaning "between the living"; used frequently in law.
Application in Divorce
A gift inter vivos is a term for gifts made between the living as opposed to gifts made in contemplation of
death
, or mortis causa. Gifts between spouses or to the marriage are gifts inter vivos.
See
Interspousal Gifts
.