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About the executor that “equalized” his mother’s assets in consideration of his sister having received a good portion of her share of the estate before the mother passed away: I’m confused as to why Liz concluded the executor/brother’s actions meant he received a larger share of mom’s assets than the sister? It reads to me that he took steps to receive the same amount as his sister. If executive/brother hadn’t equalized the assets, sis would have gotten far more than him (part before Mom died and part afterwards). Is that an accurate interpretation? If so, I tend to think the courts would see the logic and keep the disbursement exactly the same…
Some estate planning attorneys would say that “courts” and “logic” don’t belong in the same sentence. All kinds of results can come out of these court battles.