Question: If I do a trust, does anything in my life have to change? What if  I appoint two friends to be in charge of the trust? Also, can I  make sure they get compensated from the trust? [...]

Question: My father passed in December 2020. He had a living trust that named my brother as his personal representative and my uncle as his alternate. My brother declined and my uncle either [...]

Question: My brother-in-law passed away. His sister was his power of attorney and a trustee of a special need trust. After she became p-o-a she changed his beneficiary of an iron worker’s [...]

Question: Would successor trustee powers for financial and health management on incapacitation of primary trustee in a revocable trust obviate the need for a springing power of attorney when the [...]

In choosing a trustee, the considerations are somewhat different depending on whether your trust is revocable or irrevocable. If you have a revocable trust, you will probably serve as its [...]

Question: The following statement regarding the appointment of successor trustees from a trust has led to some confusion: The initial Trustee is John W., then Edna L., then Susan K. shall serve [...]

Question: I am 72 years old. I have approximately $900,000 in assets… virtually all are in bank accounts and mutual funds/stocks (with appropriate beneficiaries). I am single, without [...]