My father passed away recently. Most of his estate is under a trust that we know about. However, there is a term life policy he owned that has as its beneficiary a trust in my father’s name, under indenture, dated 1969. My mother and their current estate lawyer have no clue about this trust or even where to find the original policy contract. Is there any way to locate a copy of this trust somewhere online or with the state of Massachusetts where they reside?
ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU:
No, there is no common clearing house for trusts. The attorney will probably end up having to go to court to get instructions.
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