A trustee is an individual who administers a trust on behalf of the beneficiaries. Trustees are responsible for managing trust assets, including maintaining the property and making sure it is productive – i.e. generates income or profit. However, a trustee’s job can be challenging and downright impossible if they don’t have the skills or expertise […]
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A person can contest a will if they believe the person who executed it was suffering from dementia at the time. However, whether the testator’s dementia is sufficient to invalidate the will depends on many factors, such as the nature and severity of their dementia symptoms. Is a will legal if the person has dementia?
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A codicil is the name for any document that amends, modifies, changes, or supplements an existing will. It operates in the same way as an amendment to a trust, despite going by a different name. A codicil can be something as simple as changing the executor of the estate, requesting particular property be distributed to
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The emotions that arise when a loved one dies can lead to many potential conflicts, especially among siblings. One of the most common types of disagreements is whether to keep or sell mom and dad’s home after they pass away. While these issues often can be resolved through the probate estate or trust administration process,
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As is often the case when it comes to the law, the answer to this question is “it depends.” If you have transferred your assets into a revocable trust, your creditors will typically be able to access those revocable trust assets to satisfy a judgment debt. However, if you have transferred your assets into an
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It happens more than you would think: a court preliminarily admits a will for probate before some family members even know it has been filed and before they have had an opportunity to contest it. There are a variety of reasons a will can be contested. Perhaps someone exercised undue influence over your deceased loved
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