Q: My grandmother has passed. She lived in Illinois. She set up a trust fund for my mother.
Which is being administered by fifth third bank in Illinois. Mother has questions about the trust, and wants to know if she should hire a attorney in Tennessee or Illinois.
A: My condolences for your loss. The trust itself should define what State's laws it follows. The trustee should provide a copy of the trust to your Mom. Likely you will find the trust says it follows Illinois law.
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A: Again your Mother needs a local Tennessee attorney to initially look into the Trust, That is she needs someone who will actually represent her and counsel her face to face.
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