In 1987, a Queens mother transferred a Ridgewood property but tried to reserve life estates for herself and her daughter; 39 years later, a New York appeals court ruled the daughter never received a valid life estate
Representational AI image A New York woman’s attempt to secure her daughter’s lifelong rights to a family property has ended in a court ruling nearly four decades after the original transfer. In 1987, Mary Mangiaracina transferred a property in Ridgewood, Queens, to another person but included a condition intended to protect her own right, as…