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*   **Sender:** Valeria Chomsky
*   **Sent Date:** Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 7:53 PM
*   **Recipient:** Jeffrey E.
*   **Subject:** Fwd: trust
*   Forwarded message from Deborah Pechet Quinan to Noam Chomsky.
*   Forwarded message subject: RE: trust
*   CC: Valeria Cho=sky.

Dear Noam,<=span>

I will give this some tho=ght and I will get back to you.

Best,

Deborah

Deborah Pechet Quinan, Esq. LL.M.
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From:
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 3:28 PM
To: Deborah Pechet Quinan; Gene Landy
Cc: Valeria Chomsky

Subject: Fwd: trust

Thanks for =he information. Could you please let me know what steps I should tak= to regain control of the trust.

Thanks,

Noam=u>

The image shows a forwarded email. The email is from Deborah Pechet Quinan and was sent on Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 7:21 PM. The subject is RE: trust. The email was sent to Noam Chomsky and CC'd Gene Landy, and Valeria Chomsky.

Hi Noam,=/u>

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Max is asking because he =as a duty to balance your interests, with the interests of the children who are the remainder beneficiaries. This is a matter of general fid=ciary law governing trustees, absent a provision in the trust that specifi=ally permits a trustee to disregard the interests of the remainder benefic=aries. Such a provision does not appear in Carol's trust. Please see page 2, paragraph 5.1of the tr=st, attached. The trust is governed under Massachusetts law (see pag= 14 paragraph 13.6 of the trust) and it is possible that I may find case l=w to support the proposition that the interest of the beneficiary who is the surviving spouse takes precedence over the rema=nder beneficiaries of a marital trust; or a case that provides some guidan=e, such as to what extent the other financial circumstances of the survivi=g spouse must be taken into account when a trustee considers making a discretionary principal distribution.4>=A0 Please let me know if you would like me to research these specific issu=s. This is generally the same issue we grappled with when you reques=ed principal distributions for tax payments.

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At this juncture I think =t is a good idea to review to review the trustee appointment, removal, and resignation provisions of Carol's trust, and the history of th= trusteeships. I summarize these provisions for you and Valeria belo= and I attach all of the referenced documentation.

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Trustee Removal=/u>: You have the power under the trust instrument to remove Max provided that =ou are joined in the removal by a majority of your children, and provided =hat after the removal an independent trustee is serving. See the tru=tee removal provisions on page 5 at paragraph 8.2(a).

<=>>

Trustee Resignations4=pan>: Either or both of Max and Harry may resign as trustees voluntarily. =ee resignation provisions at page 5, paragraph 8.2(b).

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Trustee Appointments</=pan>: If one trustee resigns, the other appoints a successor. If bot= resign at the same time, they appointment their successors together.Q=A0 You must approve the appointments of the successor trustees. If t=ere are no remaining or resigning trustees you make the appointment. A minimum of two trustees are required under the terms =f the trust. See appointment provisions at page 5, paragraphs 8.1(b)=(d).

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Trustee History of Car=l's Trust: I have attached for your reference the following trust documents which doc=ment the trusteeship over the trust's term to date :=u>

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2. The First Amendment of Carol's tr=st dated 4/18/1991 by which she removed you as co-trustee and appointed Er=c Menoyo as co-trustee to serve along with her. (Your acknowledgment of this removal is contained in this document);

4. Your Declination to serve as successor tr=stee to Carol after her death, dated 1/22/2009;

6. Harry's Appointment of Max as suc=essor trustee to Eric Menoyo after Eric Menoyo's death and your as=ent to that appointment, dated 5/20/2009.

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I hope the above informat=on is helpful. Please let me know if you would like me to do the res=arch mentioned in the first paragraph of this note above, and if you would like=to consider pursuing a change of trustees. I'm happy to disc=ss all of this with you and Valeria to clarify any questions you may have.=C24> Please also let me know if you would like me to speak with Max tomorrow or if you would like me to postpone the call4=pan>

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I look forward to hearing=from you.

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All my best,

Deborah

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I don't see what there is to discuss with Max, a=d I don't understand his letter. It reads as if he is responsibl= for administering the trusts to ensure my financial future. This is the first time I have heard anything like this, and I do not know what =he basis might be for such a conception.

I requested a distribution from the marital trust, my first such request, a=art from a request for a withdrawal to cover taxes, which was not accepted=without conditions that I found totally inappropriate.

I don't see what more is involved.=/p>

Noam

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 3:33 PM, Deborah Pechet Quin=n <████████████████████████> > w=ote:

Dear Max,

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I am available at 3:00 p.=. tomorrow afternoon, and would be happy to speak provided that Noam and Valeria give me permission to do so.

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Best,

Deborah<=u>

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Deborah Pechet Quinan, Esq. LL.M.

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From: Max Kohl=nberg [mailto:com <mailto:██████████████████████████>]
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 3:24 PM ██████████████████████████
To: Deborah Pechet Quinan
Cc: Gene Landy
Subject: RE: trust

Would you have time for a=call to discuss this tomorrow Deborah? In particular, I'd li=e to review with you how I might gather information about Noam's financial cir=umstances and needs, so that I can evaluate this request in light of my co=cerns that (a) the trusts remain available for his support over the balanc= of his lifetime, and (b) distributions from the trust are dedicated to his needs.

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I am available tomorrow f=om 7am to 10am and again from 2pm to 4pm.

<=>:

Thanks,<=u>

<=>>

Max<=p>

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A. Max Kohlenberg<=>

Howland Evangelista Kohle=berg Burnett, LLP

One Financial Plaza 7=807 Suite 1600

Providence, Rhode Island =2903

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From: Deborah =echet Quinan [mailto:d████████<mailto:█████████]
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:53 PM
To: Max Kohlenberg
Cc: Gene Landy

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Subject: RE: trust

Hi Max,<=u>

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Noam has not requested my=input into this request.

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Thanks,<=u>

Deborah<=u>

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From: Max Kohl=nerg [mailto= ]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 9:56 PM
To: Deborah Pechet Quinan
Subject: Fwd: trust

Deborah -

I welcome your thoughts on this.

Thanks,

## Sent =rom my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

*   **From:** Max Kohlenberg
*   **To:** Noam Chomsky
*   **Date:** 10/16/17 9:55 PM (GMT-05:00)
*   **Subject:** Re: trust

Thanks for the quick reply Noam. I will get ba=k to you tomorrow.

Max

Sent =rom my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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Date: 10/16/17 9:14 PM (GMT-05:00)

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- Surrounding text (context): "I meant $500,000."

I meant $500,000.

Noam

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Forgive me for asking Noam, but did you mean $500,00=, or $50,000?

Thanks,

Max

Sent =rom my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Original message

From: Noam Chomsky

Date: 10/16/17 6:44 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Max Kohlenberg

Subject: trust

## Sent =rom my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone (cont.)

Dear Max,<=u>

=u>

I would like to ask =or a distribution from one of the marital trusts, for $500,000, to deal wi=h current expenses of mine. =u>

Thanks for your cons=deration

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Noam

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