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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Trustor dies leaving assets available for distribution in a distribution trust. The assets of the distribution trust are to be distributed to 3 siblings, x, y and z, on a
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">per stirpes </i>basis. Z predeceases trustor leaving 2 children, z1 and z2. At that point the distribution would be one third to x, one third to y and one sixth to z1 and z2. During the course of the administration of
the distribution trust <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>x dies, leaving a will with multiple beneficiaries including x’s 2 children, x1 and x2. I believe that x’s interest in the distribution trust vested upon trustor’s death and therefore x’s interest
in the distribution trust goes to his estate to be distributed in accordance with the terms of his will. The other argument is that x’s interest in the distribution trust goes, on a
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">per stirpes</i> basis, directly to x’s children, x1 and x2. Thoughts?</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Thanks in advance.</font></p>
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<p><font color="#5133ab" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><em><strong>Steven M. McConnell</strong></em></font><br>
<font color="#5133ab" face="Times New Roman"><strong>Attorney at Law</strong></font><br>
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