Who is responsible for the selection of a trust's successor trustee?

Then the next-in-line of succession puts on the hat. Any well-drafted Trust anticipates this kind of situation by naming two or three successor...

Hello I already have a durable power of attorney for a relative. Do I need a guardianship and what is the cost to file one?

I concur with my colleagues. If the Power of Attorney is a Health Care POA, then you already have the power to be directly making medical...

Medicaid Planning is actually a very "fact-specific" type of planning. There are certain things that are EXEMPT from Medicaid Recovery. Sit down...

I have durable power attorney for an elderly couple and pay all their bills on line.

I concur. This is not an intentional act in bad faith. It can be corrected. Just document it for your own protection, even if it never comes up..

Can a nominee trust be used to hold stock in Florida?

So long as there is not an overt fraud involved, most likely yes. You may want to sit down with a Florida estate planning attorney to discuss. Take...

Can I make my siblings help take care of my mother whom is disabled and living with me ?

You can't "force" a family member to do the right thing. You should probably have a loving discussion with them about Mom's situation. And you may...

As POA and bill payer of elderly parents how do I prevent bad financial choices by my mother?

Sit down for a frank and loving discussion about all this with your Mom.

In a Revocable living trust if 1 of the person's listed as a beneficiary has passed away but the spouse is living. Does the

Straight answer is that the Trust will not list or describe a person if they are NOT an intended beneficiary. If a listed beneficiary has died, the...

Can a lien be put against a trust before the trust completed?

The spendthrift provision of most trust documents would prohibit it, most likely.

What % will the trustee be paid out of the revocable living trust and which state's law would apply and what is the % based on?

Ivette is correct. The compensation is usually established when the Trust is set-up to begin with. The trust document will typically state an...