Trust Administration

A will is a legal document that allows people to name beneficiaries. These beneficiaries have a legal right to assets in an estate. However, if the will is missing or contested, beneficiaries may end up waiting a long time before settling an estate, which can also...

When setting up your estate plan, if it includes a trust, the trustee must manage the capital and handle the fund’s disbursements to your heirs. Naturally, you want to put someone in place whom you trust implicitly. It only makes sense that your first pick might be...

There are many parts of estate plans, especially for people who have considerable assets. Some people may have a part of their estate plan already set without even knowing it. When you open a financial account, you might fill out a form that tells the institution who...

Many individuals who fund trusts have significant wealth to be distributed to specific loved ones at different intervals in their lives. It's not necessary to have significant wealth to warrant the funding of a trust, though. Individuals of more modest means may also...