Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois

Successor Trustee

Revocable trust created by Father living in Illinois.

I am daughter, living in California.

He has been told I cannot be the successor trustee because I live out of state.

Is this true?


Asked on 6/06/03, 5:07 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jay Goldenberg Jay S. Goldenberg

Re: Successor Trustee

Absolutely not.

I hope it wasn't the lawyer drafting the trust that told him that.

It's not what you don't know that hurts you.

It's what you know that isn't so.

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Answered on 6/06/03, 5:48 pm
Chris Johnson Christopher B. Johnson, Attorney at Law

Re: Successor Trustee

Illinois law may be different, but I've never heard of such a prohibition, and in California we include out-of-state trustees often. It may not be recommended if the distance will prevent the trustee from doing his/her/its job effectively, but that is a different issue.

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Answered on 6/06/03, 6:12 pm


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