{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-5.3","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law § 6-5.3","heading":"Future estates in the alternative","body":"§ 6-5.3 Future estates in the alternative\n  Two or more future estates may be created to take effect in the\nalternative, so that if the first in order fails to vest, the next in\nsuccession is substituted for it and takes effect accordingly.","path":["Estates, Powers \u0026 Trusts Law","Article 6. Classification, Creation, Definition Of, and Rules Governing Estates In Property","Part 5. Rules Governing Future Estates"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EPT/6-5.3","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"76e49f7ef71273c0e4253cf621f05bb751c883304845a39e85f6052f80edae7f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-5.2","next":"us-ny/n.y.-estates-powers-trusts-law-6-5.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}