Q: Trust beneficiary discrimination based on religious beliefs
My father originally had his 3 sons solely as the income beneficiaries of a trust if he passed away. After I came out as non-Catholic, he amended the income beneficiaries to my mom and my oldest brother, excluding me and my middle brother (not sure why). I believe that he excluded me because of religious discrimination, which I thought is illegal. This is completely unfair, there was no explanation of why he did this amendment and I believe it was coerced by my mother who is uber-religious. I wouldn't have any concern is my mother would have been the sole beneficiary, but he included my oldest brother (my mother's favorite) as a 50% beneficiary. Can I do anything?
A: Anti-discrimation laws are not applicable to individuals naming trust beneficiaries. They can discriminate as they wish.
Anthony M. Avery agrees with this answer
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