In Indiana, if the probate assets are less than $50,000 then you do not have to open a formal estate. Probate assets are assets/accounts in the...

Can a beneficiary that is 100% income earner from her dead mother's irrevocable trust amend herself from the trust?

The critical point is what the terms of the trust provide. Whether the "irrevocable trust" can be revoked, amended, or terminated would first...