PrincessDi8
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Auntie #5 was alive when Uncle #13 passed away without a will, without parents, wife, or children. His estate was going to be shared among the 7 living siblings after probate, all with children except Auntie #5.
The probate took 25 years. Meanwhile, all siblings except my mother die. Auntie #5 die without parents, husband, children, but had a living trust.
Does the living trust get a share of Uncle #13’s estate? My understanding is that only living people can inherit, so it should be just my mother and all my cousins who are children of the 5 uncles/aunts. By the way, Auntie #5’s name was left out on the final order of the probate court paper stating who gets to share the estate.
My sister, who is the successor trustee of Auntie #5’s trust, said Auntie’s trust gets a share. My sister will end up with that money in Auntie #5's trust. She is also helping my mother to settle Uncle #13’s estate since my mother is 93 y.o. and can’t handle the stress.
Is she correct? It would look really bad on her if she is wrong, like she is trying to cheat all my cousins out of part of their inheritance.
The probate took 25 years. Meanwhile, all siblings except my mother die. Auntie #5 die without parents, husband, children, but had a living trust.
Does the living trust get a share of Uncle #13’s estate? My understanding is that only living people can inherit, so it should be just my mother and all my cousins who are children of the 5 uncles/aunts. By the way, Auntie #5’s name was left out on the final order of the probate court paper stating who gets to share the estate.
My sister, who is the successor trustee of Auntie #5’s trust, said Auntie’s trust gets a share. My sister will end up with that money in Auntie #5's trust. She is also helping my mother to settle Uncle #13’s estate since my mother is 93 y.o. and can’t handle the stress.
Is she correct? It would look really bad on her if she is wrong, like she is trying to cheat all my cousins out of part of their inheritance.
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