Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Does a beneficiary have the right to request/review an accounting statement from the trustee *before* signing a release, even though it's been less than a year since the decedent's passing?


Asked on 12/29/22, 8:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

A beneficiary has the right to never sign a release. Under no circumstances should a beneficiary sign a release without having received a full accounting and disclosures. It is a breach of the trustee's fiduciary duty to the beneficiary even to ask for one without full accounting and disclosures.

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Answered on 12/30/22, 4:40 pm


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