[WSBAPT] Amending Trust where Family Is Not in the Terms

[Diane Kiepe]

I am in the habit of listing the names and you could even say (as to the
children), whose names currently are.....

Some attorneys put down the current name and then a FKA name.

Diane Kiepe, J.D., LL.M. Taxation
Kiepe Estate and Probate, PLLC
diane at kiepelaw.com
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On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM Brent Williams-Ruth <
brent at williams-ruthlaw.com> wrote:

> I have an RLT done by another attorney. The attorney did not have a
> paragraph in the terms that specifically identified the family and issue of
> the Trustor, but stated that she is married and has kids from a prior
> marriage in the preamble recitals.
>
> As I am doing the amendment - should I just include an update to this? The
> issue is that one child has married and has a different name; another child
> has transitioned and has a new legal name.
>
> I had not encountered this before where I couldn't simply write "Amend
> Paragrah 1.5 to say......" because they are in the list of recitals that
> are not enumerated but "Witnesseth"
>
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