Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Michigan

Re: living trust

The trustee has a limited time period in which to inform in writing each interested trust beneficiary of the trust's existence, of the court in which the trust is registered, if it is registered, of the trustee's name and address, and of the interested trust beneficiary's right to request and receive both a copy of the trust's terms that describe or affect the interested trust beneficiary's interest and relevant information about the trust property. In addition, upon reasonable request, the trustee shall provide a beneficiary with a copy of the trust's terms that describe or affect the beneficiary's interest and with relevant information about the trust property.

Absolutely you should do something. As an interested person, you can invoke the court's jurisdiction with a petition. You should contact the probate court in the county where your brother resides and see if the trust has been registered. A trust can be registered in the court of the trustee's residence. If your brother fails to register the trust, if you provide a written demand to register the trust, he must, within 28 days after receipt of the demand register the trust as required by the trust instrument. If he does not, he is subject to removal and denial of compensation as the court may direct. Once the trust is registered, you can move forward with a petition if necessary.

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