Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
I am resident of USA ( I am English) Have a Trust that I wanted my sister living in England to be trustee. Have been told I can't but can't find out why.
Asked on 10/18/14, 7:28 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Len Tillem
Tillem McNichol & Brown
The reason is that under US tax law, if the trustee of a trust is neither a US Citizen nor a US Resident, then the trust is treated as a Foreign Trust.
Answered on 10/20/14, 9:18 am