Under state law, an irrevocable inter-vivos trust does not pass through probate.

It cannot be contested on grounds of familial inheritance.

It already belongs to her.

It has belonged to her for a year and a half.

There is nothing here for you to contest.” The room went dead silent.

One of Julian’s lawyers snatched the binder and flipped frantically through the stamped pages, and his face went pale, and he leaned over and whispered something into Julian’s ear.

And Julian’s composure shattered.