August 2014 - Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

Trust Beneficiary Receipts and Releases

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

When a Trustee is ready to terminate a Trust and make distributions to the Trust beneficiaries, it is important that a written Receipt And Release signed by the beneficiary is obtained. Oftentimes a Trustee will ask why is this necessary as there will be a cancelled check that is evidence of the distribution to the Trust […]

My Trusted Trustee Has Gone Bad!

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

In some unfortunate cases, a trustee of a trust may fail to follow the terms of the trust or may take actions inconsistent with their fiduciary duty as a trustee. Fortunately, Nevada law provides several remedies when a trustee beaches his or her fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries: NRS 163.115 allows a beneficiary or co-trustee to […]

Jeffrey Burr speaks on Mark Fierro’s show

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

Check out the below link to see Jeff on the radio: http://youtu.be/v3woqGBpeC4?list=UUj3ROqGrEUXeJ4WnL2_zW_w

Trustee Incapacity and the Los Angeles Clippers

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

Donald Sterling and the Los Angeles Clippers have been in and out of the news for several months now. There was some conclusion last week when Mrs. Shelly Sterling was successful in her attempt to take control of the Sterling Family Trust as sole Trustee. This opens the door to Mrs. Sterling being able complete the sale […]