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Do Trustees Need Lawyers for Court Proceedings?
DO TRUSTEES NEED A LAWYER TO FILE TRUST PROCEEDINGS IN PROBATE COURT? Sometimes TRUSTEES CAN FILE PETITIONS FOR INSTRUCTIONS, AND SIMILAR MATTERS, IN PRO PER If the trustee of a trust has questions about his or her duties, or actions (s)he may or must take as trustee of the trust, the trustee can… Read More »
What Are the Damages for a Trustee’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty in California?
TRUSTEES HAVE FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF A TRUST Trustees are agents who hold and manage manage the assets of a trust (the trust estate) on behalf of the beneficiaries. The trustee owes fiduciary duties to both the current beneficiaries (those with current interests in the trust estate) and remainder beneficiaries (those whose interest in the… Read More »
What is a Professional Trustee?
WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEE? A trustee is the person (or entity, acting through an authorized individual representative) that manages trust property (also known as the trust estate). In the case of family trusts or individuals’ private trusts, the trustee usually is a private individual, either the settlor or one of the settlor’s friends or… Read More »
What Kinds of Trusts Can Exist in California?
WHAT IS A TRUST? In the law, a “trust” is a legal relationship that relates to property. People think of a trust as a “thing,” but in reality, a trust is a set of relationships, defined with respect to property. The property that is held in a trust is called the trust estate or trust corpus…. Read More »
When Has a California Trustee Breached His or Her Fiduciary Duty?
FIDUCIARIES MUST ACT WITH “UTMOST GOOD FAITH” A fiduciary, like the trustee of a trust, must act with the highest degree of good faith, and for the benefit of the person or entity to whom the fiduciary owes the duty. In the case of a trustee, this means managing the trust, and the trust… Read More »
