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bear to each other

English translation: in the relative proportions assigned by clause X to the surviving beneficiaries

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English term or phrase:bear to each other
Selected answer:in the relative proportions assigned by clause X to the surviving beneficiaries
Entered by: Charles Davis

22:29 Feb 20, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Trust Fund
English term or phrase: bear to each other
Context: Trust Fund.

"If any of the persons mentioned in clause X ("the Final Beneficiaries") die before the Terminating Event, the share or shares of the Trust Fund which that or those Final Beneficiaries would have taken under clause X, had that or those Final Beneficiaries been living on the Terminating Event, shall be held on trust for such of the Final Beneficiaries as are then living on the Terminating Event and, if more than one, shall be shared among them in the proportions which the number of shares of the Trust Fund which they take under clause X **bear to each other**.

What does this mean?
In what proportion are the assets of the deceased divided among the beneficiaries?
I mean, how can I simplify this last part of the paragraph?
Your input will be greatly appreciated.
Claudia
claudia bagnardi
Local time: 22:05
in the relative proportions assigned by clause X to the surviving beneficiaries
Explanation:
I think the clearest way to explain this is to give an example with specific figures.

Let's say that clause X identifies 4 beneficiaries and stipulates that if all the 4 beneficiaries are living on the date of the Terminating Event, they receive shares in the following proportions (keeping the figures fairly simple): A: 40%; B: 30%; C: 20%; D: 10%

That is, there are 10 shares in all, and A gets 4, B gets 3, C gets 2 and D gets 1.

Now, suppose, for example, that A dies before the Terminating Event. The 40%, or 4 shares, that A was due to get are held in trust, and when the Terminating Event occurs, these 4 shares are shared among the other three, B, C and D.

The proportions that the shares due to B, C and D under Clause X bear to each other are 3:2:1. That is, they are due to get a total of 6 shares, in those proportions: B: 50% (3/6) of the remaining 6 shares, C: 33,33% (2/6) and D: 16,67% (1/6).

So A's 4 shares, which have been held in trust, are shared among B, C and D in those proportions, as follows:

B will get 50% of A's 4 shares = 2 shares.
C will get 33.33% = 1,33 shares.
D will get 16.67% = 0,67 shares.

Add these to the shares that these three were entitled to in their own right, and their final totals will be:

B: 5 shares (his/her own 3 plus 2 of those assigned to A)
C: 3.33 shares (his/her own 2 plus 1.33 of those assigned to A)
D: 1.67 shares (his/her own 1 plus 0.67 of those assigned to A)

So the total of 10 shares will be distributed like this:

B: 50%; C: 33.33%; D: 16.67%

I hope that's clear! The key point is that "the proportions they bear to each other" means the proportions of the surviving beneficiaries relative to each other according to Clause X, excluding the deceased beneficiary (or beneficiaries).

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-02-21 08:16:10 GMT)
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You haven't asked for a Spanish translation, but maybe it will help to say that "bear" here really means "guardar", as in "bear a certain relation to something" (guardar o tener cierta relación con algo). So literally "the proportions which the number of shares [...] bear to each other"means "las proporciones que las partes [...] guardan/tienen entre sí".
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 03:05
Grading comment
So many thanks Charles for your explanation. As Björn says, it is crystal clear and just what I needed. I agree with BD regarding the use of upon.
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4 +2in the relative proportions assigned by clause X to the surviving beneficiaries
Charles Davis
4relate to each other
airmailrpl
4are worked out/calculated proportionally
David Hollywood
3 -1Mantenerse
Juan Maggiore


  

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Mantenerse


Explanation:
Saludos,
JP Maggiore

Juan Maggiore
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Local time: 21:05
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: Wrong language!
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relate to each other


Explanation:
bear to each other = > relate to each other

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are worked out/calculated proportionally


Explanation:
I would say

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in the relative proportions assigned by clause X to the surviving beneficiaries


Explanation:
I think the clearest way to explain this is to give an example with specific figures.

Let's say that clause X identifies 4 beneficiaries and stipulates that if all the 4 beneficiaries are living on the date of the Terminating Event, they receive shares in the following proportions (keeping the figures fairly simple): A: 40%; B: 30%; C: 20%; D: 10%

That is, there are 10 shares in all, and A gets 4, B gets 3, C gets 2 and D gets 1.

Now, suppose, for example, that A dies before the Terminating Event. The 40%, or 4 shares, that A was due to get are held in trust, and when the Terminating Event occurs, these 4 shares are shared among the other three, B, C and D.

The proportions that the shares due to B, C and D under Clause X bear to each other are 3:2:1. That is, they are due to get a total of 6 shares, in those proportions: B: 50% (3/6) of the remaining 6 shares, C: 33,33% (2/6) and D: 16,67% (1/6).

So A's 4 shares, which have been held in trust, are shared among B, C and D in those proportions, as follows:

B will get 50% of A's 4 shares = 2 shares.
C will get 33.33% = 1,33 shares.
D will get 16.67% = 0,67 shares.

Add these to the shares that these three were entitled to in their own right, and their final totals will be:

B: 5 shares (his/her own 3 plus 2 of those assigned to A)
C: 3.33 shares (his/her own 2 plus 1.33 of those assigned to A)
D: 1.67 shares (his/her own 1 plus 0.67 of those assigned to A)

So the total of 10 shares will be distributed like this:

B: 50%; C: 33.33%; D: 16.67%

I hope that's clear! The key point is that "the proportions they bear to each other" means the proportions of the surviving beneficiaries relative to each other according to Clause X, excluding the deceased beneficiary (or beneficiaries).

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-02-21 08:16:10 GMT)
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You haven't asked for a Spanish translation, but maybe it will help to say that "bear" here really means "guardar", as in "bear a certain relation to something" (guardar o tener cierta relación con algo). So literally "the proportions which the number of shares [...] bear to each other"means "las proporciones que las partes [...] guardan/tienen entre sí".

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 136
Grading comment
So many thanks Charles for your explanation. As Björn says, it is crystal clear and just what I needed. I agree with BD regarding the use of upon.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: They should donate it all. In the 90s, you had a song called "Mo' money, mo' problems." In any case, your explanation is crystal clear, in my opinion.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Björn! No doubt they should, but there's nothing like inheritance for bringing human malice and greed to the surface: a great literary theme.
agree  B D Finch: Your usual extreme precision! I would quibble about the prepositions in the ST, and that it should be "upon the Terminating Event"
13 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Barbara :-) I agree with you about "upon".
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