Myth: A common misconception in trust and estate administration is the belief that the lawyer who represented the late trustor (the person who created the trust) automatically represents the trust itself or the trustor’s family after the trustor’s death. Many

Myth: Once a person with a trust passes away, the administration of that trust happens automatically, without any legal procedures, paperwork, or active management. Many assume that because a trust avoids probate, the assets will instantly transfer to beneficiaries

Myth: Trusts are only relevant or useful after a person dies, functioning solely as tools to distribute assets like a will. Many people assume that the primary, if not the only, purpose of a trust is to avoid probate and

Myth: Trusts are only for large, complicated estates of the very wealthy.  

Movies:

1. The Descendants (2011) – George Clooney’s character, a wealthy landowner, is the trustee of a massive family trust that controls valuable Hawaiian real estate. 
2. Arthur (1981 &

Myth

A Will is sufficient because it clearly outlines how assets should be distributed after death. It seems straightforward: list your beneficiaries, name an executor, and you’re set. This simplicity leads to the assumption that no other planning tools, like …