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<p>Listmates,</p>
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<p>I have not run into this situation before, and would like to hear your thoughts on the matter.</p>
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<p>I was presented with an existing probate that has been percolating for over 5 years and is quite a mess.  The PC wanted to know whether she should purchase a beneficiary's interest in the Estate.  PC is not named as a beneficiary in the Will.  Another beneficiary
 already sold his interest to a third party.  There are a myriad of issues with this probate - including potential insolvency, and the fact that no Inventory or accounting has been rendered by any of the PRs to date - but the question I have is regarding the
 sale of beneficiary interests to third parties.  <br>
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<p>It seems to me that a beneficiary should be able to assign his or her interest -- but where the assignment is to a third party not named in the Will, it also seems that a TEDRA would be required, where all of the parties (including PR and all beneficiaries)
 have to agree to distribute in a manner other than provided for in the Will.</p>
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<p>Your thoughts?</p>
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<p>Jeff Winter</p>
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