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Trust Administration Basics – Part III

By Marlene S. Cooper |

In Part 1 of this series we discussed the initial duties of the successor trustee (manager) of a trust when the person who created the trust passes away. In summary, the successor trustee is to lodge the will, if any, with the court, send a formal notice of the trust administration to the trust… Read More »

Trust Administration Basics – Part II

By Marlene S. Cooper |

In Part 1 of this series we discussed the initial duties of the successor trustee (manager) of a trust when the person who created the trust passes away. In summary, the successor trustee is to lodge the will, if any, with the court, send a formal notice of the trust administration to the trust… Read More »

Trust Administration Basics – Part I

By Marlene S. Cooper |

This is the first of a three-part series of articles which gives an overview of the role and responsibilities of the successor trustee when the creator of a trust (the “grantor”) passes away. Because of the type of person you are — dependable, honest, hardworking and fair, you were designated as the successor trustee… Read More »

A Happy Ending

By Marlene S. Cooper |

Don’t you just love it when a story has a happy ending? I know I do. Sometimes most of us need one of those feel good movies or stories to remind us of the good things in life. In my practice I often see cases involving family members who don’t get along. Some have… Read More »

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