Third-Party Claims Against Decedents Under the Illinois Trust Code

What happens to claims made against a decedent’s estate when probate is not open, but the decedent had a fully funded revocable trust? Can creditors reach the assets of the revocable trust and what is the process from both the creditor’s perspective and the estate’s perspective? Get an in depth look at applicable provisions of Article 5 of the Illinois Trust Code, and how to properly evaluate different types of claims against the decedent’s estate and trust.