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Longmeyer Exposes Or Creates Uncertainty About The Duty To Inform Remainder Beneficiaries Of A Revocable Trust, David M. English, Turney P. Berry, Dana G. Fitzsimons Jr.
Longmeyer Exposes Or Creates Uncertainty About The Duty To Inform Remainder Beneficiaries Of A Revocable Trust, David M. English, Turney P. Berry, Dana G. Fitzsimons Jr.
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This article discusses the surprising Longmeyer decision, handed down by the Supreme Court of Kentucky earlier this year in which a predecessor trustee was held to have a duty to give certain notifications to former remainder beneficiaries of a revocable trust. The authors then examine how Longmeyer might have been decided in other states and under other statutory schemes. The article concludes with observations concerning when certain notices to trust beneficiaries may be conducive to effective trust administration and suggestions to those who administer trusts on how best to comply with beneficiary notice requirements.