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If the trust is set up in the will the beneficiary ýcan see the terms since will is filed in probate. It is required the beneficiary be given notice of probate as an heir.</div>
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<div><b>From: </b>Kristina DeVore</div>
<div><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, January 17, 2016 2:59 PM</div>
<div><b>To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv</div>
<div><b>Reply To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv</div>
<div><b>Subject: </b>[WSBAPT] Secret Trust?</div>
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<div style="text-indent:24px"><font face="Verdana">I have a client who would like to leave a portion of his estate to his son in trust and would like to have the trust be completely secret for a period of time after his death. He is concerned that a large
looming inheritance might create an incentive for the son to no longer be a productive member of society and instead just wait out the time period until he would receive his inheritance. I have read RCW 11.98.072 and the waiver in that section seems to imply
that a trustor can waive the requirements in 11.98.072(2) and/or (3) but does not imply that a trustor can waive the requirements of 11.98.072(1) to keep a “qualified beneficiary reasonably informed about the administration of<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); text-indent:24px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="text-indent:24px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">the
trust and of the material facts necessary for them to protect their interests”. However, RCW 11.97.010 states that a “trustor of a trust may</span></font><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="Verdana">…</font><font face="Verdana">relieve
the trustee from any or all of the duties, restrictions, and liabilities which would otherwise be imposed by chapters </font></span><font face="Verdana"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">11.98</span>….” </font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:24px"><font face="Verdana">Does this mean that a trustor can create a testamentary trust that is kept secret from the beneficiary after the trustor dies by waiving the duties of 11.98.072 (1) (2) and (3)?</font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:24px"><font face="Verdana">Thanks in advance for any thoughts you can share.</font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:24px"><font face="Verdana">Kristina</font></div>
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