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Illinois Trust Code Changes in 2020

As of January 1, 2020, numerous changes to the law regarding trusts took effect in Illinois. Herein, we are focusing on the one change we think clients should be most concerned about: A trustee’s duty to inform trust beneficiaries of the existence of the trust and providing them with financial records regarding the trust.

Trust Administration

Trust Administration Trust administration generally refers to the management of assets based on a set of rules for the benefit of people who are called “beneficiaries”. The person charged with managing the trust assets for the beneficiaries is called a “trustee.” As one can imagine beneficiaries and trustees have some competing interests: beneficiaries have the […]

Supreme Court Confirms that Assets Held in an Inherited Individual Retirement Account Are Not Exempt From a Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate

On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that inherited IRAs, unlike traditional IRAs, do not receive protection in bankruptcy. Depending on the size of the IRA and the age of the intended beneficiary(ies) and estate planning considerations, IRA holders may wish to consider creating a trust for each intended beneficiary, and designating…

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