Q: My grandmother had a trust, and in the trust it states that after she passes all of her farm land will be split between
Her two children. One of her child (my father) has passed on before her. So in the trust it states, that it would then move on to the next available bloodline, there's me, and my two sisters. If my father stated in his will that any of the land he was to inherit goes to his wife, my mother, would that actually happen? Or since he never had a chance to inherit it, he didn't have the right to pass it on in his will?
Basically can his will change anything at all in her trust?
A:
Sorry for your losses.
The Trust would need to be examined to understand its provisions. If it had a "Power of Appointment" granted to your father, it may have allowed him to designate the beneficiaries. Without having a copy of the Trust all of this is guesswork.
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