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A Trustee is the fiduciary put in charge of overseeing the day to day management of property owned by a trust. A Trustee can be an individual, an institution, such as a bank or trust company, or a combination of both.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice that is tasked with enforcing the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. One facet of enforcement is ensuring that controlled substances are available for lawful medical and research use, yet preventing diversion fo

Setting up a Special Needs Trust for children with disabilities.

Applying for probate can be a difficult process. Approximately 70% of all applications for probate are made through a professional firm. When you consider all of the steps involved it is easy to see why.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) agrees to pay $3 billion to settle US legal actions, according to an article in the Washington Post. This amount is for the resolution of unsettled legal cases in the US, pertaining to illegal promotion of the company’s prescription drugs, questionable Medicaid rebates...

In legal terms, a "lien" is a claim placed on a piece of property as collateral for debt, usually related to taxes or services performed. Unlike most debt, a lien stays with the property, regardless of owner. Therefore, before you purchase a property, it is important to first determine whether it ha

Consider this scenario: Both you and your spouse are young with two small children.You don't make much; in fact, you might be just scraping by.Even then, you need a will.

Anyone who has ever gone through the process of handling someone's estate after death will understand the importance of using a professional will writing service when thinking about making their own will. For those people who luckily have never had to go through the probate process in the UK, i

When Aunt Mildred passed on and left you her prizewinning collection of antique clocks, you may have thought, great, now I can afford my college tuition. But before you up and sell your timely inheritance, take some time to review the income tax consequences of such an action. While inherited proper

Trusts can be very beneficial to an individual if he fully understands how such financial tools work.signing a contract image by William Berry from Fotolia.comTrust agreements are a widely used financial tool, but are not very well understood by most people. Trusts have an inappropriate...

An A-B living trust is typically utilized by married couples. One spouse is represented by A and the other spouse is represented by B. The purpose of using an A-B living trust, as opposed to a standard living trust is to protect all your assets once one spouse dies and to potentially help your benef

What is an ethical will?Why have one?

Many kinds of software allow you to make your own will. Depending on the complexity of your estate and your wishes, you can make a will valid in your state using a DIY will program. After creating your will, check your state regulations as to whether you need to have the will notarized and who can w

A legal memorandum, which summarizes results from legal research, explains a specific law and how that law applies to a particular factual situation. It is extremely important that the memorandum clearly delineates only the legally relevant facts. In simple terms, this task can be broken down to ask

Requesting instructions from the probate court is fairly common for executors, guardians and conservators, each of whom is responsible for administering property for a group of beneficiaries or managing the personal needs of another person. More often than not, the request for instructions is motiva

What do you want for your heirs? If you don't have a living trust-or at least a will, if your estate is small-consider what you will put them through if they have to go through probate. To find out what you need to do to protect your estate with a living trust, consult a bar-certified attorney

When a person writes a will, the probate court will typically follow the instructions contained in that person's will when that person dies. Sometimes the instructions in the will can leave would-be heirs with questions about whether the will was valid. In Colorado, as in other states, once a will e

Living among sexual predators is an unfortunate part of our society. But once a sexual predator is convicted, the law forces him to register on his state's sex offender registry as a condition of his release from prison. The Department of Justice maintains a national database that keeps track of all