3-5-2002
DEAR LEAH LEO:
There is no such thing as a "TRUST WILL"; either there is a trust, or a will, or both. In order for children to inherit, someone must submit the will to a probate court to be probated. With the trust, you must contact the trustee in order to get information about when he/she plans to distribute the proceeds of the trust to the beneficiaries. There is no specific time--if the beneficiaries don't act, then they are making a mistake by leaving it up to someone else to get things going.
SINCERELY,
advisor