The Trustee Put Real Estate in Their Name!

[Music] Okay so you're a beneficiary and you just did a title search on the asset that's in the trust and you find that it's in the name of the trustee who is your older brother perhaps and you say wait a minute why is the title to the trust asset in my older brother's name isn't that wrong and the answer is it depends it depends on if the title is in his name as a sole owner or if it's in his name as trustee of the trust if it's the latter if you see that his name is as trustee of the trust you're safe because the title is still in the name of the trust Trust can't act on behalf of themselves a trust can't walk into a court a trust can't go down to the recorders office a trust can't even list an asset it has inside of it for sale trustees do that people do that and that's the title we give people who manage the trust assets so if your brother brother happens to have the trust asset in the name of himself comma as trustee of the trust chances are everything is fine up to that point in time Albertson and Davidson is here to help you fight for your inheritance check out al devlog com for our complete library of helpful legal videos and articles from your favorite California trusts and we'll litigation law firm Albertson and Davidson LLP.