If 3 Trustees Are Suggested - What Are Their Offices or Titles

If 3 Trustees Are Suggested - What Are Their Offices or Titles

There will be the Head/Primary/First/Executor Trustee. The second will often be an Administrative Trustee. The third will often be a Secretary Trustee. They are all considered co-trustees among each other.

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