Fla. L. Rev. Forum

Alexander A. Boni-Saenz
Baselines in Trust Term Extension
Response to Reid Kress Weisbord, Trust Term Extension

Professor Reid Kress Weisbord’s article insightfully identifies what may be the next battleground in the rancorous war over the Rule Against Perpetuities: trust term extension. Seeking to take advantage of the abolition of the Rule in many states, trustees of irrevocable trusts settled before such a change in law might petition the court to extend the term of the trusts they administer, perhaps indefinitely. Professor Weisbord is rightly skeptical of this move, and he recommends a simple but elegant solution: prohibiting the use of modification doctrines to add beneficiaries not identified in the original trust document. Read More.