{"id":21437,"date":"2023-11-08T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/?page_id=21437"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:07:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:07:50","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-trustee-publication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/estate-planning-essentials\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-trustee-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTEC Publication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p><em><strong>What It Means to Be a Trustee<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>is a&nbsp;primer for those considering the role of trustee. Perhaps you are considering naming a trustee for your family, or perhaps someone has suggested that you serve as a trustee yourself.&nbsp; The text is a consensus of suggestions and considerations. Reading the text will not equip you to be a trustee. Instead, the authors intend to offer you an appreciation of what it means to be a trustee. For those considering accepting a trusteeship, the goal is not to encourage or discourage but rather to ensure that any such decision is made with sufficient information to understand the basic ramifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ACTEC_What__It_Means_to_be_a_Trustee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the publication<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Related Videos <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/resource-center\/video\/should-i-serve-as-a-trustee\/\">Should I Serve as a&nbsp;Trustee?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/resource-center\/video\/key-roles-involved-in-an-estate-plan\/\">Key Roles Involved in an Estate Plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/resource-center\/video\/how-to-choose-your-executor-or-trustee\/\">How to Choose Your Executor or&nbsp;Trustee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"overflow-hidden mg-block-cta mg-check-external-links\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-heading text-xl font-semibold mt-0 mb-6\">\n            ACTEC Estate Planning Essentials        <\/h2>\n\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Estate-Planning-Essentials-1024x563.jpg\" class=\"object-cover w-full h-auto block aspect-20\/11 my-6\" \/>\n        \n\n        <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235265585 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235265585 BCX0\">ACTEC Fellows <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235265585 BCX0\">provide<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235265585 BCX0\"> answers to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235265585 BCX0\">frequently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235265585 BCX0\"> asked trust and estate planning questions in this video series. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW235265585 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n                                <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/estate-planning-essentials\/estate-planning-full-video-library\/\"  >\n                SEARCH THE VIDEO LIBRARY             <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What It Means to Be a Trustee&nbsp;is a&nbsp;primer for those considering the role of trustee. 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