a testamentary gift that takes place only if the testator is not survived by certain individuals or if other stated conditions are not met.

a gift that takes effect only if the primary beneficiary or beneficiaries of the bequest predecease you

a provision in your will that provides for the situation where a beneficiary dies before you or disclaims the property

A gift in your Will which depends upon the occurrence of an event which may or may not happen. For example - a bequest to a charity which applies only if other beneficiaries named in the Will die before the testator (person who made the Will).

This is a bequest that will only come to Goodspeed Musicals if the other named beneficiaries do not survive the donor.