Do you have to name your child your trust and, if not, can that child contest the Trust?
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Do you have to name your child your trust and, if not, can that child contest the Trust?
Asked on September 18, 2015 under Estate Planning, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, there is no legal requirement whatsoever to name a child to a trust people have free and 100% discretion whether to establish a trust most don't and, if they do, whom to name as both beneficiaries and trustees. There is no legal basis for a challenge if a child were not named.
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