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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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/.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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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