Unless the trust prohibits it, yes, the trustee can reimburse their expenses and take a reasonable fee also without beneficiary consent or...

I am assuming this is a probate estate? In any event, if there is enough equity in the house to cover likely attorney fees, you shouldn't have too...

Is successor trustee liable for items missing from trust?

Probably not. Successor trustees are not liable for what happened before their watch. Some one would have to allege and prove that you failed to...

I hope you nderstand a third party special needs trust will have no payback clause,and a first party one will. I also hope you have not assumed the...

Unless your aunt set a 3rd party special needs trust in her estate plan, the only way that works if her attorneys gets court authority wherever she...

How to avoid problems with an estate inheritance when there are debts involved?

If he truly doe not want to handle this, he can nominate someone to do it for him. Could be a friend like you, or possibly a professional...

Can my father set up a new trust with real property that was never transferred to his previously written irrevocable trust?

Think of a trust as a box. No matter how fancy it is, or what it says, if there's no property in it, it's an empty box. The pour over will only can...

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The Trustee cannot under California law make your receiving a distribution contingent on signing a waiver. Distribution should not be delayed by...

It ultimately depends on the language of the trust, but while the new trustees will be typically responsible for management, and all the things in...

It might work just fine sitting on the shelf. The test is what happens when some is sick, needs special care, or dies. Unfortunatly, most...