Determining the value of life estates
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Purpose statement
To explain how to determine the value of a life estate.
Federal SSI programs and operations manual system (POMS) tables
To determine the value of a life estate:
- First, find the line for the person's age as of the last birthday in the link above.
- Then, multiply the figure in the life estate column for that age by the current market value of the property.
- The result is the value of the life estate.