Dan Ebner presented “Turns out Fiduciary Means You Have to Give It Back: An Introduction to Estate & Trust Litigation – Interpretation and Construction of Wills and Trusts” for the American Bar Association Community Outreach Program.

Litigation may also arise in the context of interpreting and constructing wills and trusts. This panel explored the UPC default rules and the UTC rules regarding reformation and modification of wills and trusts. Other factors relevant in determining who inherits were also considered, including the use of In terrorem/no contest clauses.