Your mother could specify whatever terms she wished in her trust, and different clients will have different wishes. You must read the trust to determine what those wishes are. Sometimes a trust will split into separate trusts for each child, other times a trust will continue in effect until the youngest child attains a certain age. Often a trust will provide for "discretionary distributions" for a beneficiary's health, education, and support. But to determine what your mother actually did you must read the trust.
Answered on Oct 21st, 2013 at 3:15 PM