When a person with a mental disability has an estate to manage it may be necessary for a trustee to be appointed under the Dependent Adults Act. Being appointed trustee is no small task and people who take on this commitment should be commended for their willingness to help others in time of need.
How does the Public Trustee become appointed as trustee?
What is trusteeship?
Who can act as trustee?
What authority does a trustee have?
What happens if the trustee is temporarily absent or dies?
What are the responsibilities of the alternate trustee?
What happens when the dependent adult dies?
How is guardianship different from trusteeship?
Is a trustee accountable?
How does the Public Trustee manage an estate?
Does the Public Trustee charge for managing a dependent adult’s estate?
Does a trusteeship order cancel a Will made by the dependent adult before the date of the trusteeship order?
What happens when a dependent adult client dies?