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Course Details

Course Information
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    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

  • work Practice Area

    Estate Planning

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Tuesday, March 14, 2023

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$297.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE course will provide trusts and estates counsel an in-depth analysis of key challenges in trust administration. The panel will discuss complex issues encountered by practitioners, dividing and distributing trust assets, tax planning and reporting challenges, and making final distributions. The panel will also discuss key issues involving loans to beneficiaries, investments, disbursing fees and expenses, and other challenges for trusts and estates counsel.

Faculty

Benjamin R. Schwefel
Partner
Murtaugh Treglia Stern & Deily, LLP

Mr. Schwefel is an associate attorney and the majority of his practice focuses on trusts and estates, including estate planning, trust administration, probate, conservatorships, and fiduciary litigation. Ben represents a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and families, trustees, beneficiaries (individuals and charities), entrepreneurs, business executives, and professional fiduciaries. He regularly works with his clients on advanced estate planning techniques that minimize income, gift, and estate tax consequences. He also advises clients in connection with the formation and operation of profit and not-for-profit business entities, including limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations, family limited partnerships (FLPs), private foundations, and public charities.

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Vincent M. Casiano
Founder
Casiano Law Firm

Mr. Casiano practices in the area of estate planning and probate.

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Description

Trust administration can present a wide range of issues to trusts and estates counsel. Simple matters that relate to the trustee's duties and powers are often deceptively challenging.

Trustee actions now face heightened scrutiny during these uncertain times as beneficiaries will need their inheritance to stay afloat. Counsel must consider the powers to direct and delegate, control and protect trust assets, as well as disclosure and notice requirements. Dividing trust assets, determining and disbursing fees and expenses, and distributing to beneficiaries must also be addressed.

Listen as our authoritative panel of trust and estate planning practitioners highlights key issues that arise in trust administration and best practices in exercising trustee duties and powers.

Outline

  1. Trustee's duties and powers
  2. Control and protection of assets
  3. Disclosure and notice requirements
  4. Dealing with beneficiaries
  5. Division and distribution of assets
  6. Disbursement of fees and expenses

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key questions:

  • What issues should the trustee take into consideration when making distributions and disbursements?
  • What common pitfalls should be avoided in trust administration?
  • What issues arise in dealing with beneficiaries?
  • How do you manage investments in the administration of a trust?
  • What best practice strategies should trustees consider in exercising their powers?