You need to review the document that created the trust. A trust should contain all the provisions necessary to the management of the trust property by the trustee. It should recite all the powers of the trustee and what should happen to the trust property at the termination of the trust.
Title to trust property stands in the name of the trustee who holds title in the name of the trust. The type of trust you refer to usually has detailed instructions as to how the trust property should be distributed upon the death of the grantor and how that property should be transferred by the trustee.
After death is a beneficary entitled to see a copy of a testamentary trust?
An irrevocable trust cannot be dissolved upon the death of the grantor unless there are specific provisions in the trust document allowing for it. Generally, the terms of the trust dictate how the assets are distributed after the grantor's death. In some cases, a court may be able to modify or terminate an irrevocable trust in certain circumstances. Consulting with an attorney experienced in trust and estate law is recommended to explore your options.
It depends upon how the trust is written. Generally, yes.
Generally, an irrevocable trust is titled 'irrevocable' or is designated as such somewhere in the first few paragraphs.
Generally yes. When the maker has died it can no longer be revoked. The provisions in the trust document will control it.
What is the difference between credit shelter trust and irrevocable trust?
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No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.No. A testamentary trust is irrevocable. The maker is deceased and cannot revoke it.
Trust law is one of the most complex areas of law. It depends on the instrument that creates the trust. You need to discuss this question with an attorney who specializes in trust law. Generally a trust set forth in a will is revocable by the testator during her life and irrevocable after her death.
Yes, if that power was granted in the trust instrument.
Can you protect your assets from bankruptcy by placing them in an irrevocable trust?
if a settlor of an irrevocable trust feels that he was not properly informed by his attorney of all the restrictions what can he do