Typically, if you are a beneficiary of a revocable living trust or an heir of a trustor or grantor (the person that created the trust), you have a minimum of 120 days to file your contest petition in the appropriate court, at least in California. The 120-day time period may seem excessively short, but statutes […]
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Once your position as a beneficiary of an irrevocable trust (after your loved one passes and their revocable trust becomes irrevocable, for example) vests, you have the right to receive a copy of the trust documents. The trust document operates like a contract and will spell out your rights and the trustee’s obligations, as supplemented
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If you think that your loved one’s wishes are not reflected in the terms of their trust document or the way it is being distributed, you may have the right to challenge the trust in court. However, only certain individuals can fight a trust and even then only on specific grounds. Here we’ll take a
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A trustee does not need beneficiary approval to sell trust property. However, a trustee who wants to avoid litigation would be wise to at least seek approval of the trust beneficiaries, and, at a minimum, be able to substantiate why the property was sold and how that sale benefited the trust beneficiaries. Have questions? Schedule
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Contesting a trust can be financially challenging, time consuming and emotionally taxing. Lawsuits are expensive. Gathering the information you need to support your case. Filing your contest petition with the court. Taking discovery. Participating in mediation or a settlement conference. Taking your case to trial with experts to help prove your case. All these things cost
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Upon losing her husband, the determination of what the surviving wife will inherit will be based on a combination of state law, the husband’s last will and testament, his revocable living trust, any irrevocable trusts, retirement account beneficiary designations, payable-on-death or transfer-on-death account designations, pre-nuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, and potentially other estate planning documents. However,
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