Recent content by Mark Ward

Let say it is an option, would it be set up in MI where the current trust is or in or FL where my daughter lives?

My father has passed. The trustee can close the trust at his discretion. The trustee has the discretion to give my daughter any amount of money he wants thats available. Yes, I do see now there are options in FL. The original article I read on spendthrift trusts did not include FL in the...

The trust specifies that it is up to the trustee to decide who gets the funds and how it's distributed, so consequently the trustee may agree with me and if so my questions remains so lets say the trustee and my daughter agree, can the funds be put into a spendthrift trust in MI while my...

she doesn't know his intentions and didn't see why she needed to know until she gets the funds

Thanks though. Do you know the answer to my original question?

I was hoping to keep it quiet

My father set up a trust in Michigan, the trustee has indicated he wants to close the trust and wants to give a portion of the funds, $35,000, to my 21 year old daughter but I feel it would be best if she received the money at a later age when she's more responsible. My daughter and I live in...