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a trustee has a duty of loyalty and
impartiality to all of the beneficiaries
of the trust it’s important to have a
lawyer help a truste understand what he
can do what he must do and what is in
the best interest of the trust to do
because a lot of times situations arise
in the course of a trust
Administration and as the trustee you’re
not sure what you’re allowed to do or
what you should do the trustees
responsibilities
include understanding what the trust
assets are understanding what the terms
of the trust provide giving notice to
the beneficiaries being transparent
during the course of administration by
creating accounting reports s
maintaining
documentation during this entire period
and making decisions in the interest of
what the trust
directs
Niles, IL estates & probate attorney Dana Zivkovich discusses the duties and responsibilities of a trustee.