Duties and Law Regarding Trustees and Executors

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Duties and Law Regarding Trustees and Executors

Access to Safe Deposit Boxes After Death - The Law

Accountants - Definitions and Licensing

Conflicts of Interest Between Income Beneficiaries And Remainder Beneficiaries

Court Documents Required for Typical Appointment of a Conservator

Crummey Powers for Avoiding Gifts Tax

Disputes Between Wards and Guardians

Duties of an Executor in California - You've Been Nominated...Now What?

Duties of Trustee in Administration of a Typical Trust

Duty Of Accounting Imposed Upon A Trustee In California

Euthanasia - The Legalities

Facts of Investment Life to Ponder from a Non-Professional

First Steps For Executors and Trustees: Filing The Will and Notifying the Beneficiaries of a Trust

Liability of Trustee Extended by New Case in California

Nursing Homes and the Law

Preliminary Distributions from an Estate or Trust - The Basics

Remedies Available for Executor or Administrator to Locate and Retrieve Assets

Removal of the Administrator or Executor of an Estate

Required Notification by Trustee to Beneficiaries - First Step

The Basic Law on Guardianship

The Basic Laws Pertaining to Cemeteries

The Rights of Heirs Under a Trust or Will

The Trustee's Duty to Deal Impartially with Beneficiaries of All Kinds

The Trustee's Right to Hire Professionals

The Trustee’s Duty to Inquire

Trustee Fees - How Are They Set?

Trustee Operating a Business - Skating on Thin Ice

Trustee's Duty to Provide Information to Beneficiaries: Practical Advice

Trustees Who Are Family Members: The Pros and Cons

Trustees'/Executors' Duty to Pay Creditors - The Priorities Involved and Abatement

What are the Duties of a Trustee?