Does A Spouse Need To Sign / Agree To Transferring Property Into The Trust
All parties to
an asset must agree to exchange said asset into the trust, unless the asset may
be exchanged into the trust in partial rather than in whole (i.e. business ownership, cash, gold, etc.).
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