Inter vivos意思

"Inter vivos" is a Latin phrase that means "between the living." It is often used in legal contexts, particularly in the area of estate planning, to refer to gifts or transfers of property that are made during the lifetime of the person making the gift or transfer, rather than through a will or trust after their death.

For example, if someone makes a donation to a charity while they are alive, that donation is said to be an inter vivos gift. Similarly, if a person transfers property to someone else through a trust that is created while the person is alive, that trust is often referred to as an inter vivos trust.

The opposite of inter vivos is "mortis causa," which means "upon the death" or "at the point of death." Mortis causa gifts are those that are made through a will or other testamentary document and only become effective upon the death of the person making the gift.