This section amended and renumbered 5806.04 effective 01-01-2007
(A) Any of the following actions pertaining to a revocable trust that is made irrevocable by the death of the grantor of the trust shall be commenced within two years after the date of the death of the grantor of the trust:
(1) An action to contest the validity of the trust;
(2) An action to contest the validity of any amendment to the trust that was made during the lifetime of the grantor of the trust;
(3) An action to contest the revocation of the trust during the lifetime of the grantor of the trust;
(4) An action to contest the validity of any transfer made to the trust during the lifetime of the grantor of the trust.
(B) Upon the death of the grantor of a revocable trust that was made irrevocable by the death of the grantor, the trustee, without liability, may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust unless either of the following applies:
(1) The trustee has actual knowledge of a pending action to contest the validity of the trust, any amendment to the trust, the revocation of the trust, or any transfer made to the trust during the lifetime of the grantor of the trust.
(2) The trustee receives written notification from a potential contestant of a potential action to contest the validity of the trust, any amendment to the trust, the revocation of the trust, or any transfer made to the trust during the lifetime of the grantor of the trust, and the action is actually filed within ninety days after the written notification was given to the trustee.
(C) If a distribution of trust property is made pursuant to division (B) of this section, a beneficiary of the trust shall return any distribution to the extent that it exceeds the distribution to which the beneficiary is entitled if the trust, an amendment to the trust, or a transfer made to the trust later is determined to be invalid.
(D) This section applies only to revocable trusts that are made irrevocable by the death of the grantor of the trust if the grantor dies on or after the effective date of this section.
Effective Date: 07-23-2002 .
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.