Yes. The Trustee's "job" is the same as an Executor's: for the Estate: First, to collect all debts, Then to make distribution to each of the...

Who is the prevailing party when court declares me the beneficiary, but no money awarded due to offset?

Doesn't this depend on what your suit was for? If the Court granted the prayer in your Petition (to be a Beneficiary) then you may be the...

Question: Is sibling caregiver of parent legally entitled to compensation? My brother and sister insist I receive nothing.

Mr Carrier's MI Statute applies the Statute of Frauds requirement for a Writing so that the issue is clear-cut from the beginning: there is or is...

My good friend died, there has been no formal reading of the will he left everything in an irrevocable trust. Am I entitled to??

I am sorry for your loss. If you were serving as your friend's Attorney-In-Fact, that authority ended at death. There is no Power of Attorney...

Do my wife and I need permission from the bank in order to put title to our house into a living trust?

No, you do not need the bank's permission but you do need to complete the Preliminary Change Of Ownership forms properly so that there will not be...

What should I do if next time as a beneficiary I ask for proceeds from a trust, and the trustee threatens to call the police?

I don't understand your statements that "he can't change it" AND "he could leave everything to your sister". Is the a Power of Appointment issue? ...

Can a trustee of a trust enforced a note against me as an advance on my inheritance if they can't produce the original note?

She needs the original note to sue you, but the problem is An Offset instead. if you 2 are to share the net estate equally (50:50), then she is...

For the purpose of answering this question, I am assuming that you are asking about a California rule for a California Settlor's Trust being...

I cannot tell from your post if you are being pressured by the Attorney (which is not acceptable) or if you are being pressured by Family Members...

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Do you recommend professional trustees to be the executor/trustee of your family's trust?

I understand not wanting to give away power or control! But that is why the Trust document needs to have the terms and conditions in it, so that...