Court Reversed Trial Court On Interpretation Of Trust Regarding Per Stirpes Versus Per Capita Distributions (October 10, 2021)

David Fowler Johnson, in his Texas Fiduciary Litigator Blog, has made available for download his article, titled “Court Reversed Trial Court On Interpretation Of Trust Regarding Per Stirpes Versus Per Capita Distributions”, which discusses In the Interest of Riley Family Revocable Trust. The abstract of the article is as follows:

Therefore, the court of appeals held that the trial court erred when it distributed the property per stirpes as the Trust does not indicate any intent to distribute the property per stirpes, but rather clearly indicates it shall be distributed in equal shares.

To see the full article, click: “Court Reversed Trial Court On Interpretation Of Trust Regarding Per Stirpes Versus Per Capita Distributions”

Posted by Isabella King, Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal.

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