On a beautiful day in May, members of the OBA’s Trusts and Estates Section gathered for the monthly Brown Bag Lunch, where they discussed several interesting and topical matters relating to their practices.
The first topic raised by an attendee was about a lack of clarity and some conflicting provisions in a Will, which concerned minor grandchildren of the testator. The attendee in question had received detailed questions from the Office of the Children’s Lawyer in respect of some administration matters and asked for input from other BBLers about their experiences dealing with the OCL in similar situations. Other participants shared that the OCL typically does not want to be heavily involved in monitoring or interfering with estate administrations and may be satisfied by getting answers to their initial questions.
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