<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Mates:<div><br></div><div>Testator’s Distribution says essentially:<div><br><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Equal shares to <b>A</b>, <b>B</b>, and <b>C</b>. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If <b>A</b> “is unable or unwilling to take” her share, then her share instead passes to <b>X,Y, and Z</b> per stripes. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If <b>B</b> “is unable or unwilling to take” his share, then his share instead passes to <b>A</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>Here’s where it stands:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><b>A</b> predeceased the Testator - clearly her share is going to <b>X, Y, and Z </b>by right of representation.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Now we learn that <b>B</b> survived Testator by 2 years, but just died last month. </div><div><br></div><div>We are ready to distribute, but want to be sure who gets what. Does <b>B</b>’s share pass to <b>A</b>, and then under <b>A</b>’s provision, on to <b>X,Y, and Z</b>? Or since <b>A</b> is not alive, does <b>B</b>’s share pass back to the pool? As in: <b>B</b>’s third goes equal shares to <b>C</b> and [<b>X,Y, and Z</b> by right of representation] ?</div></div><div><br></div><div>No doubt this is simple, but it’s making my head hurt… any wisdom would be greatly appreciated!</div><div><br></div><div>Melinda</div></div></body></html>