Appeals Panel Remands, Vacates Judgment For Trustees In Adoptee Inheritance Suit

Mealey's (May 26, 2022, 3:37 PM EDT) -- BOSTON— A Massachusetts appellate panel on May 16 vacated a trial court’s summary judgment for a trustee and remanded in a suit filed by trustees seeking a declaration that an adoptee was not entitled to inherit under the trusts, finding that there is a factual question regarding whether the trust terms of a “legally adopted” person were intended to apply to the adoptee, who was adopted as an adult....