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My mother in law passed away in 2004 she left a revocable trust naming my husband as successor trustee leaving him 100% and then it says please see trust instructions. In the trust instructions she left her house to my husband and everything else to be split up between all her children that can be located. The trust was contested by one of my husbands brothers, The brother that contested has passed away and the court case was dismissed. This is my question 2 brothers have passed away and 1 sister can not be located, 1 of these brothers that has passed had a wife and 2 adult children, the other brother that passed has 2 adult children that he had no contact with most of their lifes, an the sister (has been missing for 24 years and has a mental illness) has 2 adult children (that did not know my mother in law and don,t have any idea how to find thier mother ). So now that leaves my husband and 2 other brothers, how does my husband split up the money and stuff? Which takes priority the trust instructions or the successor truustee getting 100%? The brother who contested the trust passed away, does his wife or children get money (there is a no contest clause in the trust and he did cotest it)? The sister thats missing does her children get money? The other brother that passed away does his children get money? Please help it is so confusing.
thank you in advance
tgail
My mother in law passed away in 2004 she left a revocable trust naming my husband as successor trustee leaving him 100% and then it says please see trust instructions. In the trust instructions she left her house to my husband and everything else to be split up between all her children that can be located. The trust was contested by one of my husbands brothers, The brother that contested has passed away and the court case was dismissed. This is my question 2 brothers have passed away and 1 sister can not be located, 1 of these brothers that has passed had a wife and 2 adult children, the other brother that passed has 2 adult children that he had no contact with most of their lifes, an the sister (has been missing for 24 years and has a mental illness) has 2 adult children (that did not know my mother in law and don,t have any idea how to find thier mother ). So now that leaves my husband and 2 other brothers, how does my husband split up the money and stuff? Which takes priority the trust instructions or the successor truustee getting 100%? The brother who contested the trust passed away, does his wife or children get money (there is a no contest clause in the trust and he did cotest it)? The sister thats missing does her children get money? The other brother that passed away does his children get money? Please help it is so confusing.
thank you in advance
tgail