Category Archives: Assets

Inventory: Treasure Map Your Estate

Treasure Chest Assets

Distressed children often call estate planning attorneys. Their deceased parents wrote a will or a trust without itemizing an inventory. So the kids have no idea which accounts, insurance policies, or items of real and personal property their parent owned.

Trustee Selection

Diagram of Settlor Beneficiary Trustee for RLT

Name someone to serve with you. This familiarizes your co-trustee with your trust. It also teaches your partner about the way you want the trust to operate. What’s more, it lets you evaluate your co-trustee’s abilities.

Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids & Parents

Or, you could manage their financial affairs as a conservator. This takes time and money. It also involves public testimony and evaluations about your parents’ health and living situation.