[WSBAPT] parties "interested" in termination of disclaimer trust

[Kate Szurek]

Listmates:

When dad died, mom exercised her right under the Will to disclaim a portion on dad's estate into a Disclaimer Trust for her benefit over her lifetime.  This was done at the time solely because her estate would have been subject to estate taxes on her death (based on the then estate tax exemption) if she took distribution of his entire estate, as she was otherwise entitled to do under the Will.

After the passage of time and the increase in the state's estate tax exemption, the combined value of her estate and the current value of the Disclaimer Trust are well below the individual estate tax threshold.  She is also entering the later stages of her life and wants to make gifts to her children and grandchildren.

My question is who are the "interested parties," under TEDRA, in the trust?

The trust states that on the surviving spouse's death, the trust is to be distributed in equal shares among her (and decedent's) children.  If any child is deceased, the child's share is to be distributed to the child's surviving spouse  If the child's surviving spouse is also deceased, then the deceased child's share is to be distributed to the deceased child's surviving descendants (i.e., the decedent's grandchildren, all of whom are adults, but for two minor grandchildren).

Since it is easy to do so, I am going to have the surviving spouse (my client) sign individually and as trustee; the children will sign, as will their spouses.  The parents can sign as virtual representatives of their minor and unborn children.  But what about the adult grandchildren?

Any opinions?  Any true answers??

Thanks in advance!

Kate

Kate Szurek, J.D., LL.M.
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