Question: In a deed signed by William intending to create a conditional estate, a deed which William instructed not be recorded until after his death, William

In a deed signed by William intending to create a conditional estate, a deed which William instructed not be recorded until after his death, William conveyed (transferred) ownership of all of his real property in Michigan to his only daughter, Prudence, with the following condition this transfer is subject to the condition that Prudence divorce her husband immediately in order to inherit this property. William has now died and the deed recorded. As discussed in class, what is the most accurate statement about the demand William has made in the deed:

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the deed is invalid and, unfortunately, Prudence receives nothing in the deed

Prudence gets the property and holds a 'life estate' until or unless she divorces her husband. If she divorces her husband, she will hold title in fee simple, and if she does not divorce her husband, the property will pass through probate to Wiliam's heirs at law

the deed creates a 'conditional estate' requiring Prudence to divorce her husband if she intends to inherit the property

the condition requiring divorce is unenforceable

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