What to do if the Successor Trustee is doing a bad job.
TODAY’S NEW FEATURE . . .”GOOD QUESTION, THANKS FOR ASKING . . . ” Q1: My parents died several years ago and my brother is the trustee of their trust. I don’t think he is following the trust but he will not talk to me. How can I motivate them to do his job? How can I find out what is going on with the trust and mom and dads property? Q2: I am 33 years old and happily married with 2 small kids. We do not own a house. I have life insurance and a 401k at work with $80,000 in it. Do I need an estate plan? Q3: I have a small maintenance business that bring in...
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Ten Essential Tasks for Every Trustee So you’re the trustee, now what? Here are the ten things every trustee is responsible to do.What is a Trustee? Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a trustee as “one to whom something is entrusted.” In a legal sense, we’d define a trustee as a person or organization that has been given responsibility for managing someone else’s property or money through a trust. What does a trustee need to do? 1 – Invest and manage the assets. Trustees have an obligation to invest trust assets with minimal risk of loss. If an...
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