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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I don’t have any Washington authority, but way down here in Oregon
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">when a will provides for a residuary bequest to a trust, but the trust fails by lapse (for lack of beneficiaries), and thus the will does not provide for an alternate disposition of the residue, the residue passes by intestacy
to the heirs of the testator. <i>Murphy v. Powers</i>, 87 Or. App. 659 (1987).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Phil Jones<o:p></o:p></span></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>Kate Love<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 19, 2020 2:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Authority for reversion of (failed) trust assets to estate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello listserv Elders (or betters <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">
😉</span>): can anyone provide authority for the reversion of trust property to an estate where a trust fails ? Trust fails for lack of beneficiary or stated purpose of the trust,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you! Kate<o:p></o:p></p>
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