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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Listmates:<br>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">I've got a <font face="Arial,
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now irrevocable trust (t<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">he settlor died) with where only one of a few heir<font face="Arial, sans-serif">s is
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">a </font></font>beneficiary<font face="Arial, sans-serif">. The
<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">Will is a po<font face="Arial, sans-serif">ur-over to the trust,<font face="Arial, sans-serif"> and
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">the <font face="Arial,
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probat<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">able estate qualifies as a "small estate."<font face="Arial,
sans-serif"> The trust will not result in any
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">estate or gift tax<font face="Arial,
sans-serif"> as far as
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">I am aw<font face="Arial, sans-serif">are<font face="Arial, sans-serif">.
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>T<font face="Arial, sans-serif">he beneficiary is non-english
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">speaki<font face="Arial, sans-serif">ng and the <font face="Arial, sans-serif">
wr<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">itten <font face="Arial,
sans-serif">
la<font face="Arial, sans-serif">nguage <font face="Arial, sans-serif">does not use
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">english s<font face="Arial, sans-serif">cript</font></font></font></font></font></font></font>.
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">After the s<font face="Arial, sans-serif">ettlor's
</font>death, t<font face="Arial, sans-serif">he beneficiary came out with family m<font face="Arial, sans-serif">embers, and I was able to speak<font face="Arial,
sans-serif"> to the benef<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">iciary</font>
through dual language family member(s), but did not get anything signed and the beneficiary is back home again.
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Some,
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif">and I expect all, of the heirs are sa<font face="Arial, sans-serif">tisfied
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif">with the one beneficiary being the favorite.
<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">I expec<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">t all heirs live in th<font face="Arial, sans-serif">e same country as the beneficiary.
</font></font></font>T<font face="Arial, sans-serif">he beneficiary<font face="Arial, sans-serif"> is a non-d<font face="Arial, sans-serif">isabled adult.
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">I am wanting to get an email consent f<font face="Arial, sans-serif">orm signed, but have a v<font face="Arial, sans-serif">ariety of questions, one of which is (<font face="Arial, sans-serif">a)
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">do I need to </font>certify a translator </font>fo<font face="Arial, sans-serif">r a
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">document for the beneficiary to sign? (b) <font face="Arial,
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how to I get a certified translator or translation?<font face="Arial, sans-serif">
</font></font>(c)<font face="Arial, sans-serif"> while I never draft POAs for non-clients,
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">it seems to me that a POA that meets my client's needs is the best way to go, if (since, in fact) the beneficiary has indicated wil<font face="Arial, sans-serif">lingness for an adult child
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">(or<font face="Arial, sans-serif"> other family member) to
</font>be the beneficiary's agent; <font face="Arial, sans-serif">(d) do I need to see if there are international
<font face="Arial, sans-serif">conventions or other laws or rules that apply?</font></font>
</font></font></font></font></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><br>
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">I
may also have a need to comm<font face="Arial, sans-serif">unicate with a non-english
<font face="Arial,
sans-serif">speaking </font>heir </font>
</font>who i<font face="Arial, sans-serif">s not a beneficiary<font face="Arial, sans-serif">.
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