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What happens when the testamentary trust beneficiary predeceases the testator?

The problem herein is that if this is a will, simply citing to a trust doesn't make this a trust or create a trust. Let's assume this is a will and the trust language is wrong. If this is a will,

MD, Member, California Bar answered 1 month ago

How do we create a life estate?

You are attempting to do some estate planning, which is admirable and always a great idea. But the way that you have phrased the question leaves me thinking that you may not fully understand how a lif

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar answered 1 month ago

Who has the rights to a deceased parent's estate and when do they have them?

I am so sorry for your step daughter's loss.  Generally speaking, if there is no Will when a person dies then they are said to have died "intestate" and then the intestacy laws in that state wi

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar answered 1 month ago

If my father died 11 years ago and there is stock that is still in his name, how do I get them transferred to my mother's name?

You can ask the brokerage company that may have possession of the stock to simply transfer the the stocks into the name of your mother under the belief that the stocks are marital assets and since you

E.M., Member, California Bar answered 1 month ago

How can I claim family property in the possession of a non-relative?

Was ther estate of your father's mother ever probated,  so as to direct the property of unnknown value to the rightful person? You will need  the services of a probate investigator to trace

Victor Waid answered 1 month ago

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