Art. 3396.7 Trusteeships

Here's a plain English summary:

When a will creates a trust, or when a trustee is named as someone who inherits under the will, the law needs to know who can speak for that trust when decisions are made about how the estate is handled. This rule answers that question for one specific situation: deciding whether the estate should be handled through "independent administration," which is a simpler process that requires everyone with an interest in the estate to agree to it.

If the trust or trustee counts as a legatee (someone who inherits property under the will), the trustee is the person who gets to give or withhold that agreement on the trust's behalf. This means the trustee does not need to track down and get approval from every person who might eventually benefit from the trust. The trustee's decision speaks for the whole trust.

This makes things simpler for everyone involved in settling the estate. Instead of trying to identify and contact multiple future beneficiaries who may not even be known yet, the executor only needs the trustee's consent to move forward with independent administration.