Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Power of Attorney and Trustees - CA
For a trust established in the State of CA, can the Trustees give a Power of Attorney to a successor Trustee to act on their behalf as Trustee? (mostly in case of an emergency)
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Power of Attorney and Trustees - CA
It depends on the terms of the trust. In some cases you might need all the beneficiaries approval, in others you may need court approval. Without reviewing the terms of the trust, I'm afraid there is no definate answer. Hopefully it was not one of those "mill trusts" and will allow for some flexibility if you need to modify it in part to accomodate what you are trying to accomplish.
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Re: Power of Attorney and Trustees - CA
If the objective is to have someone in place to act when the Trustee is unable, our documents allow the Trustee to appoint a cotrustee.
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