What is a Successor Trustee?
A Successor Trustee is the trustee who serves after the death, incapacity, or resignation of the first trustee. A Successor Trustee has the same duties…
What is a Trustee?
A Trustee is a person or organization responsible for managing someone else’s property or money through a Trust. Firstly a Trustee must hold, work, invest,…
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What is a Fiduciary Duty?
With the recent decision of the California Supreme Court in the case involving the Estate of Giraldin, beneficiaries now have even greater rights against trustees.
Difference between the Executor and Trustee of a California estate: What are my responsibilities?
During the administration of an estate in California, assets may be divided between a trust and the decedent’s probate estate. Assets held in the trust will be overseen by the trustee appointed in that document.
The Different Types of Trusts
If your loved one decides to create an estate plan utilizing a trust, you may be appointed a successor or co-trustee of the trust. It…