Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois

Only if the accounts are POD (pay on death) to the trust. POD means the account has a beneficiary or beneficiaries so they would claim the account. If no POD are surviving, then it would go through the estate to the beneficiary under the Will (possibly the Trust).

Provided the account was not titled in the trust, the POD designation should govern. Otherwise, there may be enough ambiguity to open up arguments, but my initial reaction is the POD designation should govern. I suggest a consultation to review the circumstances and decide a course. If the POD beneficiaries are not surviving, the funds may flow through the trust through a pour-over will.