O'Neil v. O'Neil

There are material limitations upon the right to alter the terms of a testamentary trust by a family settlement agreement. Carter v. Kempton, 233 N.C. 1, 62 S.E. 2d 713; Redwine v. Clodfelter, 226 N.C. 366, 38 S.E. 2d 203; Trust Co. v. Buchan, 256 N.C. 142, 123 S.E. 2d 489; Stellings v. Autry, 257 N.C. 303, 126 S.E. 2d 140.

Simply stated, plaintiffs propose a substantial modification of the dispositive provisions of the “Will.”

A will is not an instrument “to be amended or revoked at the instance of devisees who are merely dissatisfied with its provisions.” Denny, J. (later C.J.), in Wagner v.…