Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Re: revocable trusts

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The trust will continue under the terms of the trust agreement. It may eventually pay the assets to set beneficiaries. Ask the trustee to view the trust to learn more about it.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: revocable trusts

Without reading the trust agreement, no one can answer properly.

Re: revocable trusts

If the assets or in a trust, the successor trustee has control of the assets, but as a fiduciary, must follow the instructions left by your mother in the trust document. If you are a beneficiary you are entitled to receive a copy of the trust document so you can monitor the performance of the Trustee. If you have doubts that the trustee is doing the right thing, you can sue the trustee for an accounting.