[WSBAPT] living trust restatement or amendment

[Shannon Jones]

Listmates, PNC wrote their own living trust. They are a retired attorney who did not practice in estate planning. PNC and spouse were Grantors and initial Trustees. Spouse died 5 years ago. The original trust provided for mandatory estate tax planning sub-trusts to be funded on spouse's death (on the first spouse's death, spouse's interest in community property "shall be transferred to a credit trust..."). Assume this is a $5-6M net estate and every asset is CP, but no assets were transferred to a credit trust on first spouse's death. Trust said either Grantor could entirely revoke or amend the trust in any way, even after first spouse died. Now, PNC wants to completely restate the trust and has again drafted their own trust document. In PNC's draft, they are now the only "Grantor" and "sole trustee." The other desired changes are to a trust for the residual heir (who is the couple's only adult child). To make PNC's changes, and since it looks like the existing living trust holds assets, shouldn't PNC instead amend the existing trust to make his changes? I also think PNC should setup the credit trust even though its been several years since the spouse died. Input appreciated - Shannon

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Shannon R. Jones | Attorney
Campbell Barnett PLLC
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