Transparent Trusts

In Trust Transparency, 93 Ill. B.J. 278 (2005), Helen W. Gunnarsson, a Highland Park, Illinois attorney, reveals the results of an e-mail discussion among members of the Illinois bar which revealed that most participants believed that a beneficiary is entitled to see the trust instrument.

The article includes a discussion of the possible grounds for having different rules for current and contingent beneficiaries, especially if the trust is revocable.