Previously I wrote about the problems when parents name one of their children as trustee of the family trust. This month, we deal with some tips if you are one of the children who have been named as the trustee.

Last month, I wrote about the decision many have made to form trusts as their plan to transfer property within the family. This month, I am writing concerning one of the most common problems stemming from a poorly crafted family trust: Who is going to be the trustee after Mother and Father pass?

Judges are sheltered creatures. Fed only what the lawyers bring to them in the Courtroom. When I retired as a Judge in 2010 and started a law practice, one of the things I noticed had changed since I became a Judge in 1989, was how different the plat books looked.

To Trust or Not to Trust, That is the Question… Judges are sheltered creatures. Fed only what the lawyers bring to them in the Courtroom. When I retired as a Judge in 2010 and started a law practice, one of the things I noticed had changed since I became a Judge in 1989, was how …

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