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State Trust Law Guides

State-specific trust requirements, deadlines, and trustee obligations for all 50 states.

14 State Guides

Arizona Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Arizona trust requirements, community property rules, 500-year dynasty trusts, and trustee obligations under Arizona law.

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California Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to California trust requirements, trustee duties, notice deadlines, and common mistakes. Covers Probate Code Division 9.

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Florida Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Florida trust requirements, trustee duties, the 6-month limitation notice, homestead rules, and common mistakes. Covers F.S. Chapter 736.

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Georgia Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Georgia trust requirements, silent trust provisions, the 6-year statute of limitations, and trustee obligations under Georgia law.

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Illinois Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Illinois trust requirements, the 2020 Trust Code, dual-track compliance, and common mistakes. Covers 760 ILCS 3/.

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Massachusetts Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Massachusetts trust requirements, the state estate tax, UTC adoption, and trustee obligations under Massachusetts law.

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Michigan Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Michigan trust requirements, mandatory non-waivable accounting, asset protection trusts, and trustee obligations under Michigan law.

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New Jersey Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to New Jersey trust requirements, 1,000-year dynasty trusts, the 2016 UTC adoption, and trustee obligations under NJ law.

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New York Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to New York trust requirements, statutory trustee commissions, judicial accounting, and common mistakes. Covers EPTL and SCPA.

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North Carolina Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to North Carolina trust requirements, trustee compensation notice rules, the decanting act, and trustee obligations under NC law.

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Ohio Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Ohio trust requirements, the beneficiary surrogate option, asset protection trusts, and trustee obligations under Ohio Rev. Code.

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Pennsylvania Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Pennsylvania trust requirements, the 30-month limitation shield, inheritance tax rules, and common mistakes. Covers 20 Pa.C.S. Chapter 77.

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Texas Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Texas trust requirements, trustee duties, demand-based accounting rules, and common mistakes. Covers Property Code Chapters 111-117.

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Virginia Trust Law: What Every Trust Holder Needs to Know

Plain-English guide to Virginia trust requirements, the Uniform Trust Code adoption, and trustee obligations under Virginia law.

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