When a trust is created, does the actual trust document get filed/registered/recorded with any court or county division which would make it public record?
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When a trust is created, does the actual trust document get filed/registered/recorded with any court or county division which would make it public record?
Asked on January 9, 2013 under Estate Planning, California
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Catherine Blackburn / Blackburn Law Firm
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The answer to your question is "no." One reason to prepare a trust is to keep the document private. The only time a trust is filed in court is if someone intends to fight about it. When a person dies in Florida and they left a trust to distribute their assets, the Trustee is supposed to file a Notice of Trust Administration so that people know there is a trust. Still, the Trustee does not file the trust itself.
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