In a recent case, the court was asked to interpret the residue clause of the Deceased’s Will. The Deceased passed away in 2016. In her 1997 Will, she named her daughter as the sole executor and residuary beneficiary. However, both her daughter and alternate estate trustee predeceased her. The Will directed that,…
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I recently had the pleasure of leading a course for lawyers who want to learn how to draft Wills (or improve their existing skills). One of the topics that we discussed at some length was how best to draft a residue provision in a Will, where there are multiple residuary…

