* Chester County Probate Wills Estates Lawyers

Trusts
Trusts Overview
A Trust grants your Trustee the ability to monitor and manage your Trust.Trusts Fiduciary
The proper name for the fiduciary under your Trust is a "Trustee."Your Trustee (Fiduciary) should be able and willing, first and foremost.
Your Trustee should also be attentive and decisive.
Your Trustee (Fiduciary) should be able and willing, first and foremost.
Your Trustee should also be attentive and decisive.
Trusts Types
There are various types of Trusts:Revocable ~ Created during life ~ Irrevocable upon your death.
Irrevocable ~ Created during life ~ Irrevocable upon their creation.
Testamentary ~ Created under your Last Will ~ Irrevocable upon your death.
Trusts Purposes
Vital is that Trusts can be extremely useful for individuals with Special Needs. These can include Minors, Mental Health Care, Autism, Addictions, etc.Trusts Misconceptions
There are many misconceptions about trusts, most notably "Living Trusts," in Pennsylvania.Be extremely cautious of "Living Trusts" in Pennsylvania.
Be extremely cautious of those extol the virtues of "Living Trusts."
Revocable trusts ("Living Trusts") have become popular as Last Will substitutes.
This misconception has arisen by people who tell people to avoid Probate.
John has had his legal articles published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, and the Martindale.Com website, and he has had his law blogs published on the Lawyers.Com website. John concentrates his legal practice solely in the areas of Estate Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Executor Representation, Probate, Ancillary Probate, Last Wills, Decedents Estates, Powers of Attorney, Advance Directives, Trust Law, Living Wills, Fiduciary Law, Inheritance, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Trust Administration, Cemetery Law, Tax Law, Estates Taxation, and Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples.
John B. Whalen, Jr., J.D., LL.M. is an AV Peer Review Attorney and Counselor at Law and a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He has spoken for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Delaware County Estate Planning Council.
John serves, and has served, individuals and attorneys in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Area (and throughout the country), including Chester County Pa, Delaware County Pa, Lancaster County Pa, Montgomery County Pa, and Philadelphia County Pa. John has served clients in Ambler Pa, in Ardmore Pa, in Aston Pa, in Berwyn Pa, in Blue Bell Pa, in Bridgeport Pa, in Broomall Pa, in Bryn Mawr Pa, in Chadds Ford Pa, in Chesterbrook Pa, in Chester Heights Pa, in Chester Springs Pa, in Coatesville Pa, in Collegeville Pa, in Conshohocken Pa, in Devon Pa, in Downingtown Pa, in Drexel Hill Pa, in Eagleville Pa, in Easttown Pa, in Elkins Park Pa, in Exton Pa, in Frazer Pa, in Great Valley Pa, in Haverford Pa, in Havertown Pa, in Jeffersonville Pa, in Kennett Square Pa, in King of Prussia Pa, in Lansdale Pa, in Limerick Pa, in Linfield Pa, in Linwood Pa, in Lower Merion Pa, in Malvern Pa, in Media Pa, in Narberth Pa, in Newtown Square Pa, in Norristown Pa, in Oaks Pa, in Overbrook Pa, in Paoli Pa, in Parkesburg Pa, in Phoenixville Pa, in Plymouth Meeting Pa, in Pottstown Pa, in Radnor Pa, in Ridley Park Pa, in Rosemont Pa, in St. Davids Pa, in Springfield Pa, in Strafford Pa, in Swarthmore Pa, in Thorndale Pa, in Tredyffrin Pa, in Trooper Pa, in Upper Merion Pa, in Valley Forge Pa, in Villanova Pa, in Wayne Pa, in West Chester Pa, in Westtown Pa, in Whitemarsh Pa, in Willistown Pa, in Wynnewood Pa, and in Yeadon Pa.
