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Chris The Lawyer, Expert
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I am a New Zealand lawyer based in Wellington and will help you with your question today. Please give me a minute to read the question
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
Where there is a trust, it can be very difficult to challenge the dispensation in the trust. If this was a will, in which the legacies were divided as you describe, you can challenge that under the Family Protection Act. It does seem a bit unusual that the trust has not treated you equally, but unless you could show that there was undue influence on your parents, or that this was the exercise of a discretion and there it was a conflict of interest because of his role as a trustee and a decisionmaker, then it would be difficult
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
It will not be an easy job to overturn a trust decision. But I think she should get her own lawyer rather than let it ride and see what happens. She doesn't really need to be too concerned unless they actually file a court claim. They may just be bluffing for now
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
I could help, although I am in Wellington and Auckland
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Chris The Lawyer, Expert
I hope this is a useful start