MY SISTER-IN-LAW DEMANDED CUSTODY OF MY DAUGHTER, THEN ONE ATTORNEY LETTER REVEALED WHY HER NAME WAS INSIDE LILY’S TRUST RECORDS
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Chapter 11 - The Trust Does Not Become Rachel’s
Some relatives assumed Rachel would now control Lily’s inheritance.
She did not.
The trust remained independent.
Rachel could communicate with the trustee as Lily’s parent.
So could Michael where appropriate.
Neither parent could withdraw money whenever they wanted.
That disappointed several people who had imagined the story as Rachel defeating Vanessa and “getting the fortune.”
There was no fortune for Rachel to get.
The trust belonged to Lily.
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That was the point.
Eleanor had designed it specifically so adult family conflict would not automatically become control over the child’s assets.
