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Trust Modification and Termination

Modification

A court will modify a trust where the trust's leading purpose is frustrated by a specific directive made by the trustor. In such instances, the directive will be struck in order to accomplish the...

Inheritance in Unusual Circumstances

Inheritance in Unusual Circumstances

State statutes of descent and distribution are usually supplemented by other statutes or court rulings governing inheritance in unusual circumstances. This...

Inheritance Without Planning Means No Adding to the Default Plan

Inheritance Without Planning Means No Adding to the Default Plan

When a person dies intestate (without making and leaving a will), each state provides a default plan (usually known as the...

Spousal Election

Spousal Election

One of the main purposes for making and leaving a will is to guide the administration of the estate of the testator--the person who made the will. A will should be written in...

Protection of the Immediate Family

Protection of the Immediate Family

One of the main purposes for making and leaving a will is to guide the administration of the estate of the testator--the person who made the will. A will...