Update: The Clanced Trust

The Clanced Trust is the Roottree Company's unusual legal arrangement, and the motivation for most of their major financial decisions. As a recap, the entire family earns inheritance directly from the profits of the candy company, as well as their sister clothing company, ROOT. (with the period.) This means that nearly every Roottree can potentially have a say in the company's high level operations. Historically, this has caused the family to be slow to approve any major expenditures that could significantly dig into the profits. After the release of 6Pieces by Sam Madsen, the Clanced Trust came under heavy scrutiny. Sam, her children, and her grandchildren should have all been covered under the trust, according to the wording revealed during an internal family conflict between Ron and Robbie Roottree. It seems that those who wrote the trust (Clancy Edward Roottree at the direction of Elias Roottree) purposely deceived the rest of the family about the exact details of how it worked, in an attempt to keep Sam and her father Edward Clancy (his own twin brother) in comparative poverty. Because the rest of the family made money hand over fist, they had very little motivation to question their understanding. Sam's book revealed this to the public, and it did not go over well. Clark Rafferty-LaRoux took over the company, and his most celebrated move was his first official one: He ensured Sam's family would get their share. To help facilitate this, the inheritance aspect of the trust is now under the control of a third party, Rubie Legal Enterprises. This ensures that the financial motivations of Roottree family members will not interfere with the investigations into potential new Roottrees. (According to Clark's letter, however, some family members are still doing their best to slow the investigation by refusing to answer questions.)