Trust Administration

How Can Individuals Protect Their Interests in Trust Litigation Disputes That Center Around Trustee Misconduct?

Oct 05, 2023

Under Michigan law, beneficiaries of trusts are entitled to certain rights that protect them and the...

Choosing a Trustee for Your Trust

Jul 24, 2023

Trusts are a popular estate planning tool, and for good reason: they help your estate bypass the pro...

Handling of Debts as a Trustee

Jan 29, 2023

If you are serving as the trustee of a trust, you may be faced with beneficiaries who, understandabl...

Anne Heche Leaves an Estate With No Direction

Sep 08, 2022

Actor Anne Heche made recent headlines with a dramatic car crash into a house that resulted in her d...

Thoughts on Being a Personal Representative

Aug 09, 2022

Serving as a personal representative of someone’s estate (or as trustee of their trust) is a great...

What Is an in Terrorem Clause?

Jun 07, 2022

One of the reasons you create an estate plan is to make sure that your wishes for the distribution o...

New FDIC Regulations May Affect How Your Trust Is Insured

May 27, 2022

Trusts are a popular estate planning tool for many families because of the protections they provid...

Why Do I Need to Set up a Living Trust?

May 23, 2022

If you have been thinking about making or updating an estate plan, chances are you have wondered if...

What Legal Rights Does a Trust Beneficiary Have?

May 18, 2022

At its most basic, a trust is a legal relationship between three parties: the grantor (also called t...

Planning for Flexibility in Your Trust

Oct 30, 2019

As any estate planning attorney will tell you, estate planning is important, because the future is...