Trust /estate question

Whether your father-in-law had the right to do so depends on the terms of your mother-in-law's trust. It is possible that the trust authorized your father to transfer the trust property. I suggest asking a local attorney to help you review the trust and explain the provisions.

Hello, Your spouse may want to ask the father about this transaction and if he or she can see a copy of the separate trust if they were beneficiaries. It is better to voice your concerns and find out what happened before escalating and ruining a familial relationship and possibly being excluded from your father-in-law's estate plan.

The answer to your question depends on the terms of the particular trust. The trust may have given authority to your father-in-law to make certain distributions, or it may have given him a limited power of appointment. You should review the trust. Since there may be a lot of nuances in the terms of the trust, I recommend you also consult with an attorney who can review the terms to make sure your father-in-law acted in accordance with the authority in the trust.

A complete review of the trust created by your mother-in-law and father-in-law would be necessary to see if he had the right to revoke and/or amend the trust after your mother-in-law passed away. If he did have that right, a challenge would probably not be successful.