If one is a beneficiary of the trust, one must be given a copy upon the death of the author. If one is not a beneficiary, that person usually doesn't have a right to see the trust. Trusts are designed to afford more privacy than will; of course, they have other advantages as well.

Anyone can challenge a will. The people who have to be given notice of the court proceeding concerning a will are people listed as beneficiaries in the will and those people who would inherit in the absence of a will. In most cases a first cousin is not a person who would inherit in the absence of... View More

Yes, a trustee has a right to compensation. Sometimes a trustee, if a close relative, waives the fee, but that is the trustee's choice.

If your father is still alive I don't believe you have the right to know his estate plans.

As a general rule a sibling is not responsible for the debt of a deceased sibling. But, at least two exceptions comes to mind:

1) If you co-sign for a loan or other obligation, you can be liable for the debt of your deceased sibling.

2) If you are the trustee of a deceased... View More

Yes. If a retirement account does not name beneficiaries, the retirement account become part of the probate estate. If a probate estate is not already set up, one would have to be set up. If it was a joint account with right of survivorship the account would be probated in the estate of the last to... View More

A power of attorney can not be created if the person is mentally or physically unable to understand and sign a Power of Attorney. A power of attorney has to be created before incapacitation. Once a person is incapacitated a much more expensive and time consuming guardianship proceeding has to be... View More

Absolutely not. If the person dies without assets there is no need for a probate. More typically a person dies with assets that are in a trust, or held jointly with someone who survives them, or in account payable on death a particular beneficiary. In such cases the asset passes without probate. If... View More

There is no requirement that an Executor named in a Nevada will be a Nevada resident. However, if someone not named in the will to be executor serves as a personal representative that person is called an administrator and if that person is not a Nevada resident, that person must work with a Nevada... View More