You’re the trustee. Now what?
Living trusts are popular estate planning tools, but if you’ve been chosen to serve as a trustee, you’re probably wondering where to begin. The Trustee’s Legal Companion has everything you need to get organized, get started, and get the job done.
You’ll learn how to:
The authors—attorneys who have helped many a bewildered trustee—show you, step by step, how to administer a living trust with confidence.
Living trusts are popular estate planning tools, but if you’ve been chosen to serve as a trustee, you’re probably wondering where to begin. The Trustee’s Legal Companion has everything you need to get organized, get started, and get the job done.
You’ll learn how to:
- decide whether to take on the job of trustee
- set up ongoing trusts for surviving spouses, children, or beneficiaries with special needs
- invest trust assets
- get help from lawyers, accountants, financial planners, and other experts
- handle taxes and prepare accountings
- work effectively with beneficiaries, and
- distribute trust property.
The authors—attorneys who have helped many a bewildered trustee—show you, step by step, how to administer a living trust with confidence.
