In order to accomplish your goal, you would need to amend your trust or restate it. You should consult with an estate planning attorney as to the...

The attorney does not represent "the trust". The attorney would have represented your father as the trustor/settlor or as the trustee, or both....

Under the probate code, where a caregiver is a beneficiary of will, trust, or paid-on-death gift, there is a presumption that the gift is a result...

The beginning of the accounting period for a subsequent accounting is the day after the previous accounting ended. So for your second accounting,...

I disagree slightly with my colleague. A guardianship does concern custody of minors, although under the jurisdiction of the probate court . A...

Any responsible adult can become a rep payee for a person who is unable to care for themselves. One does not have to be a conservator of the...

It is considered prudent trust administration practice for the trustee to hold back a portion of the trust estate funds as a reserve for...

I agree with Attorney Straus. If you paid the attorney a retainer for a probate of your brother's estate, then, yes, you should be reimbursed from...

From your post, it appears that your sibling has been appointed as administrator of the estate by the court. If this is correct, and...

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