I want to close my revocable trust. my bank wants to charge me $1500 if i do. if its my money how can they.?

Atty. Johnson is correct in that there is generally no fee to close out a bank account and that revoking a revocable trust should also be free of...

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Lack of trustee

I can't cite cases without doing the research. I've practiced exclusively trust and estate law for almost 40 years and can assure youthat this is...

Is there any way to set up a trust without a lawyer?

Here's another example from the "Chamber of Horrors." People who want to obtain firearms that are subject to the National Firearms Act of 1934...

Esablishing a trust

Let's take your question apart and answer it one part at a time. In order to create a valid trust, there must be, (1) the intention to create a...

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Trust

Let's take your question apart and answer it in order. Giving a trustee the discretion to distribute assets at any time is fairly common. Most...

Does an Executrix have the power to prevent a beneficiary named in a will access to personal papers of the deceased?

Threatening you with arrest is extreme. You might want to ask the Probate Court to schedule a "status conference" at which the executor has to...

Vesting in Connecticut

This provision is called a "power in trust.' It applies when an asset vests in someone who is under age 21. I'm assuming that the draftsman of...

Will and Trust

Atty. Seltzer is correct. In CT, there is a published list of unclaimed assets. These assets are essentially in a "pre-escheat" account. The...

A question about a will

I hope that this helps regarding "nominee registration." Suppose a bank or a brokerage owns securities as trustee of many trusts. If the...

Statute of Limitations.

I don't know whether I understand your question. If there was a will, then the estate is not "intestate." I hope that this somewhat general...