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When a Corporate Trustee May Be a Disadvantage for Your Trust

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Last month I explored the potential advantages of naming a corporate trustee, acknowledging that the decision is ultimately a matter of personal preference. In this second part of a two-part, “point-counterpoint”...more

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Key considerations for trustees deciding whether to exercise their power of appointment

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Among a trustee's numerous powers, the exercise of its power of appointment is one it will most often be asked to consider exercising. It is also the power that will come under the most scrutiny from beneficiaries....more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Parsing the Uniform Trust Code in Isolation Without Regard to the Uniform Probate Code and the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act...

Intro. The Uniform Trust Code (UTC) is a mere aggregation of tweaks to the corner of equity jurisprudence that long ago gave birth to and currently stewards the trust relationship, hereinafter “the background trust law.”...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Individual Trustee Delegates to Financial Institution the Job of Taking Custody and Keeping Track of Income and Principal: The...

While PC software programs are a practical improvement over the trustee’s hard-copy ledger book, when it comes to keeping track of trust income and principal these programs still require serious clerical monitoring on the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Judgment Secured in Case Alleging Mismanagement of Artist's Trust

A five-year legal dispute between heirs of the renowned artist Thomas Hart Benton and the trust department that administered and managed the Benton Trust produced a significant ruling last month in Jackson County, Missouri...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Hot Topics for Private Clients and Family Offices from the 2024 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning – Part Two

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In our previous blog post on the 2024 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, we highlighted some of the concepts and cases related to valuation that were discussed at the conference. In this second post, we share some of...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Responsibilities of a Special Needs Trust Trustee

For individuals with disabilities, an inheritance or settlement can jeopardize a their government benefits, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). A special needs trust (SNT) can help the individual remain...more

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