Trust Administration Process
McPherson Law Offices
ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION & LITIGATION. REAL ESTATE AND ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS
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Step 2: The Trustee
Meet the Trustee or Trustee(s)
Can you represent all the trustees?
Pitfall: Trustees that do not or cannot get along and trustees with
competing interests. In your engagement letter, cover what you
will do if conflicts arise. Or, have trustees obtain separate counsel.
McPherson Law Offices
ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION & LITIGATION, REAL ESTATE AND ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS
Step 2: The Trustee
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The Trustee is your
client but you
also
have a duty to all beneficiaries
If an individual trustee, explain the
duties of the trustee to the individual or
individuals
4/19/2017
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