Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Utah

We are settling my monther's and step-father's estate. My mother had 4 times more assets going into her second marriage, than he had. Both were widowed with young families. After 35 years together, my mother died. They had created a living trust with the survivor as the trustee. Before he died, he gave away most of the assets to his kids. We have been told that he had the right to give it all to his kids as the surviving trustee. Still, some of his checks to his kids say they were ' inheritance".
Because the trust calls for equal distritubion, we think we can at least fight to have that same distribution.
His kids have always been deceitful, condescending, and rude. 'NO LOVE LOST" We think that the best way to go is to try to have an arbitrator help settle things. There are co tustees - one on each side of the family. How can we get things to go to arbitration

Asked on 2/22/11, 10:42 pm

Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

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It depends on the terms of the trust. The trust may have had limitations on your mother's property. The trust should be reviewed by an attorney.

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Answered on 2/23/11, 6:38 am

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