Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou
You seem to be confusing unusual with illegal.....
how so?

are these contributions unusual because they are uncommon? perhaps. i don't know how frequently estates are thusly managed.

are they unusual because they come out of a seldom utilized and relatively alien aspect of law? hardly. anyone with enough property and/or heirs probably knows about wills and estate law. and if they don't, their lawyer does. bequesting part of your estate to a non-heir entity is a pretty normal occurrence.