Introduction
Who you name as beneficiary is obviously fundamental to carrying out your dispositive wishes. How your legal documents (will, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, beneficiary designations) use words like “child,” “descendant,” and “issue,” is critical to assure that the people you want included are included, and those you may not wish included are not. How modern medical reproductive techniques, social mores, adoption, out of wedlock children, and other considerations should be addressed are complex and evolving considerations. This article will explore some of them and the possible implications for your estate plan.
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