Huff v. Huff’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “On May 12, 1981, Elihu W. Huff executed the Elihu W. Huff Revocable Living Trust Agreement (“Elihu Trust”) naming his son, Wayne E. Huff, as Trustee. Elihu conveyed two parcels of real estate to the trust: one parcel consisting of roughly forty-five acres and another, smaller parcel containing Elihu’s residence. By the terms of the trust agreement, Wayne was authorized to manage the trust principal and pay income at least annually to Elihu. Upon Elihu’s death, the trust was to terminate with the principal to be divided equally among Elihu’s children, Wayne, Edith, Lloyd, and Lucille Stewart. [1] On December 2, 1985, Wayne, as Trustee of the Elihu Trust, conveyed the forty-five acre parcel to himself and his wife, Maxine, “in consideration of the sum of one dollar ... and other valuable consideration.” Appellant’s Appendix at 64. On March 13, 1997, Elihu died. At his death, the only remaining asset in the trust was Elihu’s residence, which Wayne sold to his daughter, Pamela S. Irvin, at a public auction in September 1997. From the $17,633.69 net proceeds from this sale, Wayne paid Elihu’s funeral expenses and one of Elihu’s creditors and put the rest, $11,575.19, in a non-interest bearing checking account. Wayne died on June 2, 2005, without ever having distributed the trust assets to the beneficiaries. On January 17, 2006, the trial court appointed Pamela as personal representative of Wayne’s Estate and, on January 25, 2006, appointed Lloyd as successor trustee of the Elihu T”

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