<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hello, trusted list mates. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have a client who has a classic A/B trust (u/a 2002) with her husband, who is now deceased. H's bypass trust was created in 2012 when he passed and is funded with various cash assets. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">H and W have one living son, who has one daughter and a step-daughter. The original 2002 trust provisions provide for 100k to be left to granddaughter and remainder to son.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">In 2015, another attorney updated the distribution provision (including as to H's bypass trust) so that 50k goes to granddaughter, 25k to step-granddaughter, and remainder to son. It doesn't appear anyone's approval was ever sought or obtained. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">All parties are amicable and would respect W's wishes on how to amend the distributions. She wants all to go to son now. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">My question is: how to do this when one of the beneficiaries of the irrevocable trust is a minor? Can son consent on her behalf? I see nothing about this in Title 11 and haven't run into this issue as to minors before. Any thoughts? Forms you could share? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><font size="4">Kira M. Rubel</font></span></i></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><font size="2">*Licensed in CA and WA</font></span></i></p>

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