10 Steps to Speed Up the California Probate Administration Process:
The personal representative of a California estate can take steps to speed up the administration process. View 10 such steps that make probate more efficient.
Who Becomes Successor Trustee When the Acting Trustee Dies?
During a trust administration, it is possible that a trustee could pass away. In these cases, a successor may be appointed depending on the circumstances.
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Notice of Trust Administration: Benefits of Providing
At the start of a trust administration, trustees must give beneficiaries a Notice of Trust Administration. There are many advances to carrying out this step.
Who Decides Who Serves as Successor Trustee?
When a trust is written, the settlor, or person creating the trust, chooses someone to serve as successor trustee. Often the settlor chooses several people who are named in order.
Trustee Theft: What evidence do I need to support my claim?
Under California trust law, trustees have a fiduciary duty to act in good faith with respect to the management of trust assets. When a trustee misappropriates funds from the trust for his or her own benefit or the benefit of another, he or she is committing theft.