Black Farmer's Settlements

I am currently doing a number of estates for the Black Farmer's Discrimination Litigation.  Unfortunately, many of the people who were due the money from the settlements have passed necessitating the opening of an estate and the determination of heirs.  This can get into a quirky issue if the deceased had a will.  Many times a will has a boilerplate clause to distribute any remainder of an estate to a certain group of family or friends.  This is the provision that many of these settlements are passing under so a detailed reading of any wills in these cases is an absolute necessity.