What Can You Do If Someone Interfered With Your Inheritance in Illinois?
When a Relative’s Estate Plan Suddenly Leaves You Out Key Takeaways: If someone used fraud, undue influence, or other wrongful conduct to cut you out of an inheritance in Illinois, you may be able to contest a will, challenge a beneficiary designation or transfer on death instrument (TODI), or sue for tortious interference with expectancy. […]
Can a Beneficiary Remove a Trustee in Illinois Without Proving Theft?
Illinois Beneficiaries Have More Options Than Many Realize Key Takeaways: In Illinois, a beneficiary generally does not need to prove theft to remove a trustee. Under 760 ILCS 3/706, a court may remove a trustee for a serious breach of trust, co-trustee conflict that substantially impairs administration, unfitness, unwillingness, persistent failure to administer the trust […]