Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

what is a grantor trust? does a living trust require a social security number?


Asked on 8/13/13, 3:34 pm

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Joel Selik www.SelikLaw.com

A grantor trust is a trust that us set up by and for the benefit of the grantor (the person setting it up), it is usually a living trust (inter-vivos revocable trust). No Social Security is required to set up and operate, though others may require a social. Not until one of the trustors die, and the trust is split, might a tax ID number be required.

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Answered on 8/13/13, 3:43 pm


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