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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Anthony,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In my cases like this, the personal representative has worked with the testamentary trustee during the probate to fund the testamentary trust(s).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candace Wilkerson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Anthony Vivenzio<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 14, 2019 2:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Testamentary Trust<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some advice would be appreciated. Decedent’s will created a testamentary trust which contains several sub-trusts for individual children. The trust names the successor trustee who will be acting due to the initial trustee’s death. The
successor trustee wants to be able to fund portions of one or more of the trusts. However, the decedent’s estate has not completed probate. Am I all wet in thinking that funding the testamentary trust and distributions thereunder cannot occur until the decedent’s
estate has completed probate? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anthony D. Vivenzio</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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