Trust Services

Adkisson Analysis Interactive: A very comprehensive site on asset protection. http://www.falc.com/

American Bar Association Section on Real Property Probate and Trust Law: Provides news, resources and publications. http://www.abanet.org/rppt/home.html

American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys: Professional association with resources, news, and names of professionals. http://www.aaepa.com

Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Counsel: Site contains a registry of certified real estate appraisers acceptable for federally-related transactions. http://www.asc.gov/

FDIC/OCC Trust Regulations (FDIC): This page provides FDIC regulations on self dealing, conflicts of interest and collective investment funds, appropriate Internal Revenue Code, and SEC regulations dealing with collective investment funds. http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/trust/trust/secga.html

FDIC Trust Examination Manual: The FDIC's manual is in html format. http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/trust/index.html

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Counsel, Trust Institutions: Provides data on U.S. trust institutions. http://www2.fdic.gov/structur/trust/index.html

Foundation Center: A site devoted to philanthropy. http://fdncenter.org/

Heritage Living Trust: A very comprehensive site for information about living trusts. http://www.heritagelivingtrust.com/

Internal Revenue Services: This site gives forms and instructions. See instructions for estates (1099R) and for estate and generation skipping (706NA). Review the IRS Publication 950, "Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes." http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/lists/0,,id=97817,00.html

Law News Network: Provides up-to-date news on law issues nationally and by state. http://www.law.com/index.shtml

Legal Information Institute: This site provides federal and state legal statutes. For trusts try:

Uniform Fiduciaries Act: 23 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#fiduc
Employment Retirement Income Security Information (ERISA): http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/ch18.html
Fraudulent Conveyance Act: 40 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#frcon
Fraudulent Transfer Act: 40 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#frtra
Management of Institutional Funds Act: 48 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#infnd
Principal and Income Act: 42 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#print
Trustees' Power Act: 16 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#trpwr
Trusts Act: 5 states. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html#truact

Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration: A department of the U.S. Department of Labor with news, regulations, and articles on pensions. http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/

Trust Scam Bulletin Board: Provides some current information on tax and trust scams. http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/Trustscam.shtml

Trust and Estate Federal Tax Law: This site provides the statute. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html

Trusts and Trustees: The site of an international journal on trusts that provides articles and news. http://www.trusts-and-trustees.com/main2.htm