Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Re: public domain/access?

If you are a beneficiary or trustee of the trust, but not to the general public. If you have a good faith belief you are or should be included, you can, at the least, have the trustee acknowledge your status.

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Scott

Re: public domain/access?

Generally the whole idea of a trust is to keep things private. However, sometimes trusts become available to third parties if they become a part of a public record such as a lawsuit. Generally, only the settlors (creators of the trust), trustees and beneficiaries are entitled to see the entire document. Some banking and brokerage houses also insist on seeing the entire trust on occassion.

Robert Mansour, MansourLaw.com