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The trustee under a will MUST distribute the estate according to the provisions in the will. The trustee does NOT have the authority to make gifts to non-beneficiaries unless that power was granted in the testamentary trust. The trustee should be reported to the court that appointed her/him for mishandling their authority and the estate. You should ask the court to appoint a successor trustee.

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Q: Can the trustee of a will give items of the estate to non beneficiaries and refuse an interim distribution to the stated beneficiaries?
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