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A gift, in the law of property, is the voluntary transfer of property from one person (the donor or grantor) to another (the donee or grantee) without full valuable consideration. In order for a gift to be legally effective, the donor must have intended to give the gift to the donee (''donative intent''), and the gift must actually be delivered to and accepted by the donee. Gifts can be either: * lifetime gifts (''inter vivos'' gift, ''donatio inter vivos'') - a gift of a present or future interest made and delivered in the donor's lifetime; or * deathbed gifts (gift ''causa mortis'', ''donatio mortis causa'') - a future gift made in expectation of the donor's imminent death. A gift ''causa mortis'' is not effective unless the donor actually dies of the impending peril that he or she had contemplated when making the gift, i.e. these gifts can only be made when the donor is in a terminable condition. Gifts can also be: * outright - made free of any restrictions, such as being subject to a trust; * onerous - made with a burden or obligation imposed on the donee; or * remunerative - made to compensate for services rendered ==Intention== The donor of the gift must have a present intent to make a gift of the property to the donee. A promise to make a gift in the future is unenforceable, and legally meaningless, even if the promise is accompanied by a present transfer of the physical property in question. Suppose, for example, that a man gives a woman a ring and tells her that it is for her next birthday and to hold on to it until then. The man has not made a gift, and could legally demand the ring back at any time before the woman's birthday. In contrast, suppose a man gives a woman a deed and tells her it will be in her best interest if the deed stays in his safe-deposit box. The man has made a gift and would be unable to legally reclaim it. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gift (law)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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