Contingent beneficiaries, remainder beneficiaries, remaindermen, and secondary beneficiaries have rights to estate or trust assets, but those rights are contingent upon the inability to distribute the assets to the primary beneficiary. Here’s a guide. What is a contingent beneficiary? A contingent beneficiary – sometimes called a remainder beneficiary, a remainderman, or a secondary …
If you suspect a sibling is stealing from an estate or trust in which you are a beneficiary, you very likely need the protection of a trust litigation attorney. Unfortunately, sibling theft is an all-too-common occurrence. Fortunately, an experienced trust litigation attorney can usually help recover stolen assets, and quite possibly have your sibling disinherited …
Can a trustee remove a beneficiary from a trust? Yes. Is it common? No. Upon the death of a decedent, most trusts become irrevocable. An irrevocable trust is intended to be just that: Irrevocable. That means the individuals creating the trust intended its assets for the beneficiaries, without change. Sometimes, however, we see married couples …
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