Answer: Minors may be beneficiaries of a trust.
the beneficiary in a trust is the person whom benefits from that which is held in trust.
A trustee and a beneficiary are essential to a trust. Without a trustee and a beneficiary there is no valid trust. They should not be the same person.
No. You can have anyone you want be the beneficiary. A trust, church, or any person you choose can be your beneficiary.
No. That would invalidate the trust.
You must ask the trustor, the person who made the trust. Otherwise, you need to wait and see if you are ever notified that you are a beneficiary of a trust.You must ask the trustor, the person who made the trust. Otherwise, you need to wait and see if you are ever notified that you are a beneficiary of a trust.You must ask the trustor, the person who made the trust. Otherwise, you need to wait and see if you are ever notified that you are a beneficiary of a trust.You must ask the trustor, the person who made the trust. Otherwise, you need to wait and see if you are ever notified that you are a beneficiary of a trust.
If there is (1) more than one trustee; and, (2) the trustee-beneficiary cannot act as trustee unilaterally; and (3) the other trustee is not a beneficiary of the trust, yes. If the the trustee is also designated the beneficiary, the trust fails as illusory.
Yes.
Yes, as long as the trust was not modified to exclude them also.
If you mean a person outside the US then the answer is, yes.
You cannot have the same person as grantor, trustee and beneficiary in any trust. There is no trust created in such a set up. The grantor in an irrevocable trust cannot be the trustee. The property in an irrevocable trust must be permanently separated from the grantor's control.
A beneficiary under a will is a person or other entity that receives a portion of the estate at the direction of the testator. A beneficiary can be a person, charity, trust, church, club, or any other entity that can receive property.
No. The trustee has full control over the assets in the trust. In a 'blind trust' the trustee must be completely independent. If the beneficiary is the trustee then the trustee is not completely independent.