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Balancing Testator Freedom With Reproductive Rights In A Post-Dobbs Illinois, Mary Webb
Balancing Testator Freedom With Reproductive Rights In A Post-Dobbs Illinois, Mary Webb
SLU Law Journal Online
When creating a trust, a grantor may attach conditions that beneficiaries must meet before receiving an inheritance. Some conditions can become so restrictive that they contravene public policy and are unenforceable by courts. In this article, Mary Webb balances Illinois public policy on testamentary and reproductive freedom to determine whether an Illinois court would uphold a beneficiary restriction clause that restricts a beneficiary's reproductive rights.