[WSBAPT] TEDRA agreement for no credit shelter trust

[Genissa Richardson]

So the Will isn't worded in such a way that funding the bypass trust is
optional in a case like this where it isn't needed? That's unusual.
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On Sat, Jan 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM Anna Van Pelt <anna at vanpeltlegal.com> wrote:

> Happy New Year!
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> Anyone have a template they could share for a NJSA to skip a bypass trust?
> RLT created when the exemption was lower, spouse passed just before it went
> up to $3 million, and now it would serve no purpose. Surviving spouse and
> all their kids are in agreement.
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> Thanks,
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> Anna
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