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I'd talk to a lawyer you may need a new one depending on how similar the estate laws are. The only way to find out is to contact a lawyer in your new state and have him or her review the trust.
I'd talk to a lawyer you may need a new one depending on how similar the estate laws are. The only way to find out is to contact a lawyer in your new state and have him or her review the trust.
I have a feeling a lawyer is going to tell me to buy a new trust for two grand.
I asked that question when I did a revocable trust here in California.
My lawyer told me that it was no different than creating a will in one state and then moving - it is valid and recognized in all of the other states as long as it was validly created under the laws of the state where it was created.
Edited To Add - I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice
We redid ours. You need a legal opinion. This is not something you should guess, or assume about.
Apparently the laws in Washington State are more rigorous than the laws in Missouri. Our new plan is quite detailed. And the attorneys here caught a major mistake in the original trust. It was a mistake that could have cost the estate considerable taxes.
It is best to find an attorney experienced writing estate plans.
In our case, the trust is the same, but it is "restated."
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