Legal Opinion
In Re Revocation of Revocable Trust of Fellman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 3, 1992No. 1877PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
In this proceeding to force a recalcitrant trustee to assist the settlors in terminating a revocable trust, the orphans’ court denied relief and directed the parties to submit to arbitration the issue of the competency of the settlors. After careful review and for the following reasons, we reverse.
*579Harold and Marie Fellman, husband and wife, having created a revocable trust, transferred their assets to co-trustees, consisting of themselves and their nephew, Sidney J. Fellman, for the benefit of the settlors during their lifetimes. Paragraph 7 of the trust agreement provided that…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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