THE NUTTY PROBLEM OF CONTINGENT PECUNIARY LEGACIES
JANUARY 19TH 2010 | 04:19 TAGS:
An interesting recent thread on the Trust Discussion Forum reveals how easy it is to do what the client asks and believe you have drafted a simple clause which will do precisely what the client wants but yet cause probate mayhem.
I am all for simplicity but will the outcome work in the way anticipated by the client if technical words are not used? Sometimes what is required may seem to a lay person legal jargon but nevertheless it is necessary. Our job is then to explain what the words do and why they are needed.
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