By R. Craig Harrison | Published August 14, 2014 | Posted in Estate Administration | Tagged Tags: Florida Trust Code, successor trustee, trust administration | Leave a comment
As the name implies, a successor trustee is a trusted individual who handles the duties connected with your revocable trust in the event you lose capacity during your lifetime, and settles all remaining issues after you die. As such, your first impulse might be to name your spouse, one of your adult children or a Read More
Read MoreAssuming every asset under your sole control is held in trust, it is possible for your heirs to avoid probate. Similarly, certain jointly owned assets are protected from probate, such as a home titled to you and your spouse with the right to survivorship. However, since most people do not have every asset protected, some Read More
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