Probate, Estate Planning & Trust Section - South Carolina Bar ...
Probate, Estate Planning & Trust Section - South Carolina Bar ...
Probate, Estate Planning & Trust Section - South Carolina Bar ...
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. Son received $5.6 million and certain real property<br />
6. The agreement was approved by state court<br />
7. District court:<br />
a. Reviewed §2055—found it was to encourage charitable gifts<br />
b. The testator had repeated told people he was going to leave his estate to charity<br />
c. Earlier versions of will left estate to charity<br />
d. The drafting attorney admitted he made the mistake<br />
e. Court found a good faith adversarial dispute.<br />
f. State law allowed a look beyond the 4 corners of a will if there was a latent<br />
ambiguity in the document.<br />
What we can learn from case: Proof your wills!!! Save old wills.<br />
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