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...

Does a healthcare power of attorney allow the attorney-in-fact to hire an "Aging Life Care Manager"? My parents want theirs gone

You have some good answers here. The most important sentance in your qeustion is the last one...that you are seeing an attorney. They will be...

Yes, it would. The degree of vulnerability would depend on the terms of the trust, what portions he can withdraw, and his degree of access. As I...

Yes, certainly you can. I notice you are in San Diego. Not sure where the estate administration is. I suggest your get your review from an...

I am a co-trustee with my brother on my deceased mother's house. Do we need both our signatures to sell the house?

As the other answers note, you have to begin with the language in the trust. For a sale based on only one trustee's signature to be valid, the...