Representing a client in a trust case? A signed mediation settlement agreement (MSA) needn't mean that your work is done. The requirement of a signed final MSA, while indispensable, nevertheless can present serious challenges where settlements regarding complex trusts frequently depend on nonmonetary conditions. These, in turn, bring into play post-mediation contingencies such as trust modifications, changes of trustee, appointment of trust protectors, representative protection or minors and the disabled, reallocation of trust assets, administrative approvals and tax opinion letters.