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The trustee is not relieved of the duty to defend the trust just because the beneficiary happens to be getting divorced.

The trustee's primary allegiance is to the beneficiary, not to the non-beneficiary spouse or ex-spouse, unless the express terms of the trust provide otherwise. Thus, when there is marital discord, the trustee must suppress...more

Some Important Bills To Watch Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear several important bills that passed out of the Senate: - SB 323 (Vargas) - This bill would enact the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act to...more

Wealth Management Update - May 2012

A monthly report for wealth management professionals. In This Issue: - May Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts...1 - Wandry v....more

High Net Worth Family Tax Report - April 2012, Vol. 7 No. 1

In This Issue: - $5,120,000 Lifetime Gift Tax Exemption Expiring Soon We recently circulated this article as a Special Client Alert. The resetting of the lifetime gift-tax exemption back to $1 million from...more