DEALING WITH F G WITH FAMILY DYNAMICS AND MEMB CS AND MEMBERS
Having the property and the estate in a trust with specific trustees designated and how the estate will be handled and distributed can eliminate many family issues. Even when families have gotten along well in the past, when losing a loved one, emotions run high. Disputes among siblings or legal heirs over the settlement of inherited property are common. Often, disputes over a property are dominated by past issues of sibling rivalry and are a fight for dominance. In the absence of parental guidance, adult siblings are left to face the scenario of ambiguity or disagreements over their rightful role. It is essential that you work to ensure that disputes and disagreements do not lead to litigation. Litigation will only worsen the situation by causing issues with family members, and creating uncertainty and wasting time waiting for legal issues to be settled, as well as the usual expense and aggravation associated with legal hearings. The tremendous cost involved in litigation is certainly a wasteful expenditure. Litigation is not the 11
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