Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in South Carolina

Living Trust

My mother & step father have a living trust. My brother, myself & my step sister are all beneficiaries. My mother passed away. My step father is now remarrying. How does this affect the trust & it's beneficiaries?


Asked on 4/16/09, 5:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Bruce L. Dorner Dorner Law Office

Re: Living Trust

The only sure way to know what impact would arise is to read the trust. In some cases Trusts divide property into separate portions for each beneficiary. In other trusts there is a "common pot" from which the beneficiaries can draw based upon need or other guidelines controlled by the Trustee.

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Answered on 4/17/09, 9:25 am


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