Raleigh, NC asked in Estate Planning for North Carolina

Q: I have revocable living trust, which was restated 5 years ago, superceding the original trust dated july 10 l998.

I need to change just successor trustees, eliminate any special bequests and a special needs trust. Will simply amending the Restated Trust with new information be legal as a restatement is? Thank you

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Charles Evan Lohr
Charles Evan Lohr
Answered
  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Licensed in North Carolina

A: You should be able to change successor trustees and eliminate special bequests with a trust amendment and restatement. The special needs trust may be more difficult to change depending on the situation. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to discuss more.

Thank you,

Evan Lohr

Attorney at Law

(919)348-9211

evan@lohrnc.com

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