California Trustees can charge reasonable fees for their services. The amount considered reasonable varies depending on the circumstances. Professional fiduciaries typically charge a certain percentage of the total value of the Trust assets (usually around 1%), while layperson Trustees (such as family members) often charge by the hour (typically around $30-$80).

Trustees’ fees also depend

How do you replace a Trustee? The answer depends on the language in your Trust document. Most trusts have a specific section that outlines the procedure in which a Trustee can be replaced.

Some Trustees step down willingly. In certain instances, you can have a Trustee sign a document called a Resignation by Trustee, and

Partner Keith A. Davidson discusses the difficult path of Trustee removal in California Trust cases.  While not impossible, removing a Trustee can be harder than you think.

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How do you get a private trustee to take action?  A parent dies, one or more of the kids take over as trustee, and nothing happens.  The assets of the Trust aren’t gathered together (called marshaling assets), notice is not given to the beneficiaries (as required under P.C. section 16061.7), beneficiaries are kept in the