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srbeckle
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What is the name of your state? Arizona
My mother recently died and had a living trust with my still living stepfather. She left me a handwritten note titled "Ammendment to living trust", instructing that on her death, her personal items such as jewelry were to be divided equally between my brother and me. First -- is this a legal document that carries any weight? Their "official" trust has everything going to my stepfather upon her death... her letter was intended to supersede the trust in this one area. If it is legal, how do I enforce it? My stepfather has her possessions and is aware of the letter but chooses to ignore it.
PS.. the handwritten letter is neither notarized nor witnessed. It merely is handwritten and signed/dated by my mother. It was sealed with instructions not to be opened until she had died.
My mother recently died and had a living trust with my still living stepfather. She left me a handwritten note titled "Ammendment to living trust", instructing that on her death, her personal items such as jewelry were to be divided equally between my brother and me. First -- is this a legal document that carries any weight? Their "official" trust has everything going to my stepfather upon her death... her letter was intended to supersede the trust in this one area. If it is legal, how do I enforce it? My stepfather has her possessions and is aware of the letter but chooses to ignore it.
PS.. the handwritten letter is neither notarized nor witnessed. It merely is handwritten and signed/dated by my mother. It was sealed with instructions not to be opened until she had died.