Citizenship of Fiduciaries

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Citizenship of Fiduciaries

• General Rule
• Domicile of Fiduciary
• Not Domicile of
• Grantor
• Beneficiaries
• General Exception
• Where fiduciary has no real duties

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Citizenship of Fiduciaries

• Examples Exceptions
• Decedents Estate
• Domicile of decedent
• Next Friends / GALs
• Domicile of infant, ward, etc.
• Class Action Reps
• Domicile of Rep
• Not class members
• Compare amt in controversy

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Ben (MA) dies. I (MO) am appointed executor.
Emily (MA) becomes incompetent. I (MO) am
appointed her guardian.
4
Ben (MA) Emily (MA) bring a class action on
behalf of themselves and all persons who were
students in MA universities from 1961
1965.(These students are citizens of ever state
in the US.)