“Gifts causa mortis”指的是“临终赠与”。根据美国财产法有关赠与(gift)的规定,赠与可以分为两类,一类是“生前赠与”(Gifts inter vivos),一类是“临终赠与”(Gifts causa mortis)。
所谓“临终赠与”,是指赠与人在处于生命垂危时所进行的赠与,这种赠与在一定情况是可以改变的。
Gifts causa mortis- a gift causa mortis is a gift made in contemplation of immediately approaching death. A gift causa mortis is revoked if the donor recovers from the illness that prompted the gift.
临终赠与必须符合下述条件始为有效:
赠与人患有某种致其行将死亡的疾病;
赠与人的死亡是作出赠与时所患疾病的发展结果,此后赠与人从未完全康复;
赠与人死于原来所患的疾病;
赠与物已实际交付给受赠人。
临终赠与在一方面与遗嘱处分相同,因为赠与人在死亡之前有权撤销赠与;另一方面又与合同相仿,因其需要双方当事人意思表示一致方使财产转让有效。
【双语例句】
Gift causa mortis only can come into action after the death of the donor. This is a form of a conditional gift, and the gift can only be made if the donor anticipates death. A gift causa mortis is known as the deathbed gift because it is the classic example of a gift being given by a donor at the time of death or on their deathbed.
临终赠与只有在捐赠者去世后才能生效。 这是一种有条件的赠与,只有在赠与人预期死亡的情况下才能做出赠与。 临终赠与被称为临终床前的礼物,因为它正是赠与人在死亡时或临终时赠与财产的经典例子。