Hartford adds
that often estate trustees forgo advertising to creditors because of the hefty cost that can be in the thousands of dollars, which leaves them liable.
Not exact matches
Fox Rothschild's Taxation & Wealth Planning attorneys not only provide clients with sophisticated
estate planning advice to help preserve wealth, but we also assist
trustees and executors with the administration of trusts and decedent's
estates, helping them navigate the
often complicated system of intestacy laws and providing advice regarding fiduciary responsibilities.
It enables you to control the distribution of your
estate (and
often is used to name a
trustee for assets left to minor children), but it does not avoid probate.
An
Estate Trustee During Litigation (ETDL) is often appointed by the Court pursuant to the Ontario Estates Act to administer an estate while litigation is on
Estate Trustee During Litigation (ETDL) is
often appointed by the Court pursuant to the Ontario
Estates Act to administer an
estate while litigation is on
estate while litigation is ongoing.
As a result,
estate trustees are
often advised to pay all
estate debts, including taxes, before making any payments to the beneficiaries of the
estate.
When more than one
estate trustee is named in a will, it
often happens that one takes charge and the others trust in him or her to act appropriately.
Estate Trustees often need to advertise a notice to creditors, as just one of their many estate administration
Estate Trustees often need to advertise a notice to creditors, as just one of their many
estate administration
estate administration tasks.
Estate Trustees are often under pressure to distribute estate funds to beneficiaries as soon as pos
Estate Trustees are
often under pressure to distribute
estate funds to beneficiaries as soon as pos
estate funds to beneficiaries as soon as possible.
Certificate of Appointment of
Estate Trustee With a Will, or Probate as we so
often say, is a process that involves confirming the validity of a Will.
Sometimes, posting a bond is requested if the
estate trustee lives outside Ontario, but
often that can be set aside.
Often seen as an option of last resort, the Public Guardian and
Trustee («PGT») may be asked to step in to act as estate t
Trustee («PGT») may be asked to step in to act as
estate trusteetrustee.
More
often than not, the same question is asked by the creditors of an
estate — if no one is appointed as
estate trustee, how are the creditors able to recover their debts?
However, because the job of an
estate trustee is
often onerous, time consuming, and may even expose the
estate trustee to personal liability, the legislature does not impose an obligation on any person to take on that role.
Estate trustees and beneficiaries often focus on the positive — the many and varied assets of an estate which will soon be distributed to the benefici
Estate trustees and beneficiaries
often focus on the positive — the many and varied assets of an
estate which will soon be distributed to the benefici
estate which will soon be distributed to the beneficiaries.