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An acceptance of office by a trustee is the mutual understanding that a person has with an estate that implies they will assume administrative duties after being nominated. Acceptance of office by trustee is basically a formal way of giving consent to serve as a trustee.

EXAMPLE: Caroline names her two children, Eugene and Vanessa, as successor trustees. She names a close friend, Nicole, as alternate successor trustee. When Caroline dies, Vanessa is ill and can't serve as trustee, so Eugene acts as sole successor trustee. If he becomes unable to serve, Nicole would take over.

?Letters of Trusteeship? is a court document giving the nominated trustee of a trust created under a Last Will and Testament (?Will?) the power to act. Such a trust is called a testamentary trust because it is created in a Will.

A document used to accept an appointment as trustee of a revocable or irrevocable inter vivos trust or a testamentary trust. This Standard Document may be used to accept an appointment as a successor or additional trustee made in a trust instrument or by an outside appointment document.

Changing your name in West Virginia is a simple process if the right steps are followed and you meet the requirements. You must file a Petition for Change of Name with the court. The court must then sign an order granting you a new name.

If you are only correcting a first or middle name AND you were born in Virginia, you MAY NOT need to go through the court-ordered process. We recommend that you contact the Vital Records Department/Agency in Virginia.