Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Oregon

wills/trusts

I am from a large family with both parents still alive. A will and trust were drawn up years ago. All siblings are named in the will. Are they all obliged to have a copy of the will, trust, powers of attorneys, medical directives?

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Asked on 12/01/05, 12:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Susan Burns Law Office of Susan Ford Burns

Re: wills/trusts

No. In fact, I usually tell people NOT to give copies of the will and trust to others. Both the trust and will can be changed, and, in some cases such changes might be desireable. Giving copies to people just makes it that much more difficult to make change (for example, deciding to change who is named as personal representative or successor trustee). The Power of Attorney need only be given to the person who is being entrusted with that responsibility. The same goes for the medical directives.

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Answered on 12/01/05, 4:56 pm


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