Does everyone on a living Trust have to sign for the trustee to sell a home that not all yet want to sell?
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Does everyone on a living Trust have to sign for the trustee to sell a home that not all yet want to sell?
I want a chance to buy the house from my siblings and there are 6 of us and only 1 maybe 2 who are not willing to wait.
Asked on March 29, 2014 under Estate Planning, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
The answer to your question is what does the living trust say? Ordinarily the trustee has the right to sell a property in trust without approval of its beneificaries unless the trust states otherwise. Read the trust agreement and most likely you will find your answer.
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