Sankel v. Spector
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Nardelli, J.
In this appeal, we are asked to determine, inter alia, whether the informal renouncement of his appointment by a designated cotrustee of a certain inter vivos trust was sufficiently binding to preclude his subsequent acceptance of that appointment.
On November 23, 2003, Eleanor Spector created an inter vivos trust “to provide for her own needs and the future needs of her issue,” respondent beneficiaries Linda Spector and Barbara Berlin. The trust provides that Eleanor and Linda are to be co-trustees and that upon Eleanor’s death, Linda and Barbara were to…
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