September 2014

Trust & Estate Attorneys

Limiting Challenges to a Trust in Limited Circumstances

A no contest clause in a trust discourages a beneficiary from challenging it, normally by threatening the forfeiture of the distribution if a challenge is made. These clauses are enforceable in limited circumstances. Depending on the circumstances the clause may or may not be a strong deterrence to future legal action by a beneficiary. California …

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