Q: What are the statue of limitations to contest a trust in TN?
My father passed away approx. 25 years ago. Leaving behind both his two children, both his parents and two siblings. His father passed away about ten years and his mother passed away a little over a year ago. My father's siblings took it upon themselves to take my fathers's mother and have trust drawn up. It left everything to them and provided for their children. Leaving out the two children of my father. Can this be contested? It is not what either of my grandparents would have wanted.
A: The statute of limitations on a will contest is 2 years, but creditors of an estate have only 1 year to file claims against an estate. You do not say whether there has been an administration of your grandmother's estate, but if you are going to contest anything, you will be bound by the actions taken in the estate.
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