SLOSBERG v. GILLER

314 Ga. 89

FINAL COPY S21G1226. SLOSBERG v. GILLER et al. WARREN, Justice. Georgia law permits a settlor or testator to include in his trust instrument or will an “in terrorem clause.” “In terrorem” is a Latin phrase that means “in order to frighten,” and this type of clause, which is also known as a “no-contest clause,” is “[a] provision designed to threaten one into action or inaction; esp[ecially], a testamentary provision that threatens to dispossess any beneficiary who challenges the terms” of the legal instrument. See In Terrorem, Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019); No-contest…