The taxation rules regarding trusts can become complex, but if I understand your question right, and if your trust remains revocable, you should be...

Many books advocate primary use of revocable trusts for couples. What are the drawbacks?

Your experience and comment indicates a fairly common misconception that people have about the use of trusts in their estate planning. This is...

My daughter is a beneficiary to a will, but cannot get any info from the executor. What can she do?

First, I would start out with a diplomatic but firm "Dear Uncle" letter to the Executor, and enclose the account stated summary and pay-off...

My mother had in her will that divided everything equally 3 ways. She trusted my brother to be the executor . She had 2

It sounds like your mother possibly failed to coordinate the designated beneficiaries on her non-probate property with her intentions as stated in...

Can I change my 401k beneficiary to my estate?

You could do so but probably shouldn't do so. Here is why: First, makigng your estate your beneficiary will then require that your designated...

The answer is more complex than one might think at first reading. At first glance, one might respond that the beneficiaries don't "inherit the...

I have a trust that outlines how my estate is handled when I die.

You can amend your trust, amendments are simply done, no special formalities are required. But you must clearly set forth the identity of the...

How can we leave everything to our grown children and it not cost them a dime to get it

Your question shows that you are on track and looking toward an objective of trust planning: passage of property with a minimum of expense and...

I am making a new will and intend on making one of my two daughter sole beneficiary. Is that legal in Washington state?

If you died intestate, your daughters would receive equal shares under the laws of intestate distribution of your state. But you don't have to...

So far I havent gotten any response to my original question. Can we have 2 people as our executors of our will.

I assume that you and your spouse are each doing separate Wills, although you mention "our" Will in your question. Provided the grandchildren are...