You need to review the trust document to determine whether the beneficiaries have that power and how it must be exercised.
Yes, changes can typically be made to beneficiaries in a revocable trust that was prepared by an attorney. You would need to work with the attorney who drafted the trust to amend the document and update the beneficiaries accordingly.
Typically, a surviving spouse cannot unilaterally dissolve a revocable living trust for the purpose of disinheriting a beneficiary if the trust was set up by both spouses. However, they may be able to amend the trust if it allows for changes to beneficiaries. It is important to consult with an attorney for specific legal advice in this situation.
Yes.
A trust stands apart as an entity holding property and remains valid after a divorce. The trustee of a trust holds title to the trust property for the benefit of the beneficiaries named in the trust document. If a former spouse is named as a beneficiary the trust should be amended if the trustor wishes to make the present spouse a beneficiary instead.
Answer: Minors may be beneficiaries of a trust.
Should the beneficiary of an IRA be trust or the heirs
A tertiary beneficiary is the third in line to receive something when the primary and secondary beneficiaries have died.
If I am the beneficiary of a revocable living trust which is specific and only has one house in it can I assign my beneficiary rights to some one else? Also can I draw a note between myself and the person whom I am assigning the note to for the sales price and record a trust deed against the note. I live in Utah. I other words I am selling or assigning the trust which owns the house. The trustee will remain the same, only the beneficiary will change.
You need to review the terms of the particular trust to determine how the beneficiaries are to be paid.You need to review the terms of the particular trust to determine how the beneficiaries are to be paid.You need to review the terms of the particular trust to determine how the beneficiaries are to be paid.You need to review the terms of the particular trust to determine how the beneficiaries are to be paid.
The person who finalizes the transaction of property to the beneficiary on express trust is typically known as the "trustee." Trustees are legally responsible for managing the trust assets in accordance with the terms of the trust and for distributing the property to the beneficiaries as outlined in the trust document. They have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the beneficiaries and to follow the instructions of the trust.
No. The trust specifies what happens if the beneficiaries are no longer living. It could go to the beneficiaries' estates, or a remainder man, or to a charity. It is possible for the person who set up the trust to leave it to the trustee.
Generally no. A beneficiary's interest in a trust created by someone else would not be marital property. A grantor's interest in a trust that is revocable should be the same character as if the trust did not exist.